Share of imports that come from China in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of imports that come from China was 40.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Ethiopia, 1949–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Ethiopia stood at 40.6%. That is the highest value across all 72 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Ethiopia peaked at 40.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1954.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 4.8% | — |
| 1950 | 0.8% | -83.6% |
| 1951 | 0.6% | -27.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -57.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -15.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +52.2% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | +40.7% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +213.1% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +29.8% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -22.9% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +35.7% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +63.6% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -51.5% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -54.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +68.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -39.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +390.3% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +46.4% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -23.6% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +109.7% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | +13.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 40.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 40.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +390.3% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| 1962 | +213.1% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 8.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 20.8% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 26.4% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 13.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Ethiopia?
- Share of imports that come from china in Ethiopia was 40.6% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1954.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.