Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) was 0.0061 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Ethiopia, 1950–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0061 for special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 54.3% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4928 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0061, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 152nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4025 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4025 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4025 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4005 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4005 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4005 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3946 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4127 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4158 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3977 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3708 | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3667 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3788 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.415 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4379 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4614 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4928 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4398 | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3949 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3405 | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.359 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3676 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3396 | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3377 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1455 | -56.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1456 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1151 | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1064 | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1082 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.108 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0947 | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0896 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0923 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.093 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0857 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0781 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0806 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0757 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0688 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0652 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0505 | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0392 | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0379 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0358 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0343 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0342 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0332 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0258 | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0256 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0177 | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 | -54.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0061 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013, 4.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0061 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -56.9% | 0.3377 | 0.1455 |
| 2024 | -54.3% | 0.0133 | 0.0061 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4025 | 0.4025 | 0.4025 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4007 | 0.4 | 0.4025 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.396 | 0.3667 | 0.4158 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4088 | 0.3405 | 0.4928 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.159 | 0.0896 | 0.3396 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0764 | 0.0505 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0323 | 0.0227 | 0.0392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 | 0.0061 | 0.0177 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 149 New Caledonia 0.0072 compare
- 149 French Polynesia 0.0072 compare
- 151 Vanuatu 0.0062 compare
- 153 Bangladesh 0.006 compare
- 154 Iceland 0.0058 compare
- 155 Kenya 0.0057 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 special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Ethiopia?
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Ethiopia was 0.0061 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4928 in 1984.
- What is the lowest special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop))?
- Ethiopia ranks 152nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains historical exchange rate data between the US Dollar, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Euro, and various national currencies. It includes both period average and end-of-period exchange rates.