Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 115th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | +391.7% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +1215.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -73.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +92.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +159.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +66.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +78.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1215.5% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +391.7% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 112 Mozambique 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 116 Namibia 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 Kiribati 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Comoros 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 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$, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.8%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.