Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia is 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 83.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 155th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2012 | 0.1467 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0936 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.078 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +83.2% | 0.0544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 152 Cameroon 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Gambia 0.1038 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Bangladesh 0.1009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Angola 0.0993 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Tajikistan 0.097 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Yemen 0.0914 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 155th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of exported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.