Gross public investment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross public investment was 18.6% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Gross public investment in Ethiopia, 1987–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Ethiopia stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Ethiopia peaked at 18.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1992.
That places Ethiopia 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross public investment in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.5% | — |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -30.0% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -25.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +56.7% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +123.9% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.0% | 18.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 29.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 96.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 90,177 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 671.95 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -14.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 809.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Ethiopia?
- Gross public investment in Ethiopia was 18.6% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross public investment?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.