Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 108.29 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2011.
That places Ethiopia 167th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 108.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2012 | 128.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 130.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 152.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 181.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 176.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 158.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 144.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 133.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 127.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 140.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 150.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 140.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 172.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2025 | 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 146 constant 2015 US$ per person | 108.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | 181.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 153.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 127.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 164 Sudan 221.31 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 165 Madagascar 212.95 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 166 Venezuela 196.28 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 168 Chad 152.34 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 169 Central African Republic 147.79 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 170 Niger 112.74 constant 2015 US$ per person 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, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Ethiopia was 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 188.22 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.29 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 167th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.