Ethiopia's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) was 378.85 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 188.7% from 131.22 billion in 2015 (11.18% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 378.85 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 143.94 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 131.22 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 378.85 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 120.41 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2016 | 184.05 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 120.41 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Ethiopia's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) rose 57.6% on 2024 (from 240.36 billion to 378.85 billion).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +5.8% and a typical year strayed about 9.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 57.6% in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.6% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 21.78 billion a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Ethiopia had the 77th highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Ethiopia in the 2025 ranking
- Mozambique — 73rd of 128: 458.92 billion
- Romania — 74th of 128: 421.09 billion
- North Macedonia — 75th of 128: 384.49 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 77th of 128: 375.38 billion
- Belgium — 78th of 128: 374.39 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 79th of 128: 367.03 billion
What this measures
Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 15 values
| Year | Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 378,847,805,142 |
| 2024 | 240,359,241,615 |
| 2023 | 192,430,675,513 |
| 2022 | 191,430,081,176 |
| 2021 | 176,289,004,670 |
| 2020 | 143,940,718,087 |
| 2019 | 132,287,704,162 |
| 2018 | 134,655,787,283 |
| 2017 | 127,737,886,432 |
| 2016 | 122,500,781,397 |
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 4.07 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 2.32 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 56.76 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 4.97 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 107.39 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 3.57 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 165.96 billion (2025)
- Chad — 3.46 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 54.15 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Ethiopia
- GDP (current US$) — US$126.36 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 15.09 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$932.73 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 111,421 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$126.14 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 15.07 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 111,231 (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$128.07 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Ethiopia's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)?
- 378.85 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 214.64% from 120.41 billion in 2011 (8.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 378.85 billion in 2025 and the lowest 120.41 billion in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank?
- 77th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) unusual for Ethiopia?
- In 2025, Ethiopia's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) rose 57.6% on 2024 (from 240.36 billion to 378.85 billion). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +5.8% and a typical year strayed about 9.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.EXP.CAPM.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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