Ethiopia

Country in Africa

In brief

GDP growth per year: +9.8% (2025). World rank 6 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 2 of 52. Agriculture, share of GDP: 32.8% (2025). World rank 9 of 197; in Africa, 7 of 51. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 3.4% (2024). World rank 138 of 142; in Africa, 32 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $62.1B → $126.4B, GDP per person $598 → $933, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $1,633 → $3,622. Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan): unemployment and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $126.4B 2025
GDP per person: $933 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $3,622 2025
GDP growth per year: +9.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $1,110 2025
Inflation: +13.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 33 2024

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 32.8% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 27.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 36.6% 2025
Unemployment: 3.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 5.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 58.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 13.3% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 20.2% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -2.5% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 4.8% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 3.4% 2024
Currency: Ethiopian Birr (ETB)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 31.1 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 38.6% 2021