Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 11.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 2012–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 11.8 % change on previous year for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 54.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 25.99 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.47 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 25th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 2014 | 20.18 % change on previous year | +379.0% |
| 2015 | 21.85 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0478 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2017 | -7.47 % change on previous year | -15711.4% |
| 2018 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2019 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2020 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 2021 | 13.26 % change on previous year | -766.3% |
| 2022 | 10.38 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2023 | -4.14 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 2024 | 25.99 % change on previous year | -728.2% |
| 2025 | 11.8 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -15711.4% | 0.0478 % change on previous year | -7.47 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.15 % change on previous year | -7.47 % change on previous year | 22.21 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.22 % change on previous year | -4.14 % change on previous year | 25.99 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 22 Kiribati 12.14 % change on previous year compare
- 23 East Timor 11.98 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Singapore 11.86 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Chad 11.77 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Belize 11.72 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 11.7 % change on previous year 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 imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Ethiopia was 11.8 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.99 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.47 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.