Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.002 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.002 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.5% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 124th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +425.6% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +1207.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +86.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +183.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2004 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +84.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -29.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.002 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.002 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1207.5% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +425.6% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 121 Guinea 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 122 Peru 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 123 Eswatini 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 125 Malawi 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 127 Belize 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.002 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 124th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.