Manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Manufacturing, value added was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia peaked at 7.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 166th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.3% | — |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +19.8% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +40.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -28.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 13.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 230.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 13.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 6.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 6,327 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -17.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 341.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Ethiopia was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Ethiopia ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.