Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 193rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.3166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4192 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4874 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 0.3907 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Myanmar 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Sudan 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Mali 0.3656 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 Tajikistan 0.3645 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 196 Lebanon 0.3573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 193rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.