Services, value added in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Services, value added was 36.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Ethiopia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Ethiopia is 36.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Ethiopia peaked at 42.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1992.
That places Ethiopia 193rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 30.0% | — |
| 1982 | 31.7% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 32.4% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 26.2% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 30.0% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 26.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 37.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 36.4% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 945.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 9.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 23.39 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 21,812 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -21.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 123.38 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Ethiopia?
- Services, value added in Ethiopia was 36.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for services, value added?
- Ethiopia ranks 193rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.