Tax revenue as share of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 3.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Ethiopia, 2001–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Ethiopia is 3.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 9.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 186th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.1% | — |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Ethiopia was 3.9% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.