Gross value added at basic prices … current US annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross value added at basic prices … current US annual growth rate was -16.09 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth in Ethiopia, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -16.09 % change on previous year for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 251.0% on the previous year and down 237.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth in Ethiopia peaked at 37.82 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -22.71 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 202nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross value added at basic prices … current US annual growth rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 11.26 % change on previous year | +102.8% |
| 1984 | -6.54 % change on previous year | -158.1% |
| 1985 | 18.81 % change on previous year | -387.8% |
| 1986 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1987 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +100.6% |
| 1988 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1989 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 1990 | 6.77 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 11.18 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 1992 | -21.14 % change on previous year | -289.0% |
| 1993 | -16.4 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1994 | -22.71 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 10.23 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 1996 | 11.39 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1997 | -0.181 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1998 | -9.1 % change on previous year | +4927.6% |
| 1999 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 2000 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -590.1% |
| 2001 | -0.9417 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 2002 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +379.1% |
| 2003 | 9.91 % change on previous year | -319.7% |
| 2004 | 15.59 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 2005 | 23.3 % change on previous year | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 24 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 29.36 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 37.82 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 21.18 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2010 | -9.38 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
| 2011 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2012 | 35.61 % change on previous year | +455.7% |
| 2013 | 9.38 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2014 | 16.75 % change on previous year | +78.6% |
| 2015 | 11.69 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 12.18 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 10.04 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 10.88 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 7.45 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 11.19 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 2022 | 14.01 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2025 | -16.09 % change on previous year | -251.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's -16.09 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.72 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's -16.09 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.52 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices … current US annual growth rate in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -4927.6% | -0.181 % change on previous year | -9.1 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +590.1% | -1.43 % change on previous year | 7.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.02 % change on previous year | -6.54 % change on previous year | 18.81 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -3.14 % change on previous year | -22.71 % change on previous year | 11.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.27 % change on previous year | -4.51 % change on previous year | 37.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.45 % change on previous year | -9.38 % change on previous year | 35.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 % change on previous year | -16.09 % change on previous year | 14.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 199 Palestine -12.3 % change on previous year compare
- 200 Tuvalu -14.46 % change on previous year compare
- 201 Somalia -15.77 % change on previous year compare
- 203 Yemen -19.51 % change on previous year compare
- 204 Iran -23.16 % change on previous year compare
- 205 Venezuela -100 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -20.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth in Ethiopia?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth in Ethiopia was -16.09 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.82 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.71 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth?
- Ethiopia ranks 202nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), annual growth rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.