Subsidies in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Subsidies was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Ethiopia, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0 current US$ for subsidies in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Ethiopia peaked at 137.64 million current US$ in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1998.
Ethiopia ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.98 million current US$ | 12.29 million current US$ | 137.64 million current US$ | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.30 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 44.39 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.36 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 54.76 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 11 Sierra Leone 13.51 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 13.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 945.36 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 128.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 945.36 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 119.46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 8.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 575.80 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Ethiopia?
- Subsidies in Ethiopia was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 137.64 million current US$ in 1983.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for subsidies?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.