Price level index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Price level index was 22.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
22.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
Change on year
down 27.4%
World rank
200th
of 205 countries
All-time high
90.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
in 1991
All-time low
21.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
in 2002
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Price level index in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 22.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure for price level index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Ethiopia peaked at 90.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 200th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.23 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 90.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 71.43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 47.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 36.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 36.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 31.79 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 30.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 29.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 28.08 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 25.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 22.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 21.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 23.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 23.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 27.08 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 30.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 40.3 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 38.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 34.58 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 38.79 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 39.38 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 37.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 36.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.05 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 34.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.95 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 33.31 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 32.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 31.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 22.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.04 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 28.08 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 90.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.73 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 21.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 40.3 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 39.38 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.05 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 22.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 197 Turkmenistan 23.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 198 Pakistan 23.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 199 India 22.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 201 Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 202 Nigeria 20.95 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 203 Afghanistan 19.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2018 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -39.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 20.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 39.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 36,567 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Ethiopia?
- Price level index in Ethiopia was 22.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for price level index?
- Ethiopia ranks 200th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.