Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 5.73 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5.73 % change on previous year for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 196.31 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -65.55 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Ethiopia ranks 90th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -8.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 196.31 % change on previous year | -2441.1% |
| 1999 | 23.49 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 2000 | 57.6 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 2001 | -65.55 % change on previous year | -213.8% |
| 2002 | 80.12 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 2003 | 40.87 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2004 | 187.8 % change on previous year | +359.5% |
| 2005 | 29.74 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2006 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 2007 | 110.38 % change on previous year | -4515.2% |
| 2008 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 2009 | -32.35 % change on previous year | -474.3% |
| 2010 | 66.72 % change on previous year | -306.3% |
| 2011 | 23.43 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2012 | 15.98 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 33.42 % change on previous year | +109.2% |
| 2014 | 115.64 % change on previous year | +246.0% |
| 2015 | -39.49 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 2016 | -28.95 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2017 | -49.09 % change on previous year | +69.6% |
| 2018 | 10.98 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2019 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2020 | -15.75 % change on previous year | -258.5% |
| 2021 | 10.78 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 2022 | 13.96 % change on previous year | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 5.73 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.32 % change on previous year, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 5.73 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.58 % change on previous year, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +4515.2% | -2.5 % change on previous year | 110.38 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2441.1% | -8.39 % change on previous year | 196.31 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.47 % change on previous year | -8.39 % change on previous year | 196.31 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.48 % change on previous year | -65.55 % change on previous year | 187.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.86 % change on previous year | -49.09 % change on previous year | 115.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -15.75 % change on previous year | 13.96 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 87 Marshall Islands 5.86 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Malawi 5.8 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Romania 5.76 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Netherlands 5.72 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Montenegro 5.72 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Micronesia (country) 5.61 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia was 5.73 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 196.31 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.55 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.