Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Ethiopia, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3.7% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 6.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1997.
That places Ethiopia 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 75 Vanuatu 4.0% compare
- 76 North Macedonia 3.7% compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 3.7% compare
- 79 New Zealand 3.7%
- 80 Oman 3.5% compare
- 81 Solomon Islands 3.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 207.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,801 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 54.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 92.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 187.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Ethiopia was 3.7% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.