Ethiopia: Financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (current LCU)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 275.06% from 39.1 billion in 2020 (30.26% a year on average, compounded). Since 2016 it is up 912.46% from 14.49 billion in 2016 (29.33% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2025, Ethiopia's financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (current LCU) rose 43.2% on 2024 (from 102.4 billion to 146.66 billion).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2017 to 2024), the average change was +28.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43.8% in 2022. 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 13.02 billion a year. A straight line explains 88% 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 6th highest value of the 19 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

• Burundi — 3rd of 19: 656.81 billion
• Kenya — 4th of 19: 342.6 billion
• Armenia — 5th of 19: 337.88 billion
• Equatorial Guinea — 7th of 19: 78.57 billion
• Honduras — 8th of 19: 58.85 billion
• Guyana — 9th of 19: 38.89 billion

What this measures

Financial intermediation services which are implicitly charged in the form of either the difference between a reference rate and the interest rate actually paid to depositors, or the difference between the interest rate charged to borrowers and a reference rate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 10 values

Financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Burundi — 656.81 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 15.94 billion (2023)
• Comoros — 4.1 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.21 trillion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 216.83 billion (2020)
• Equatorial Guinea — 78.57 billion (2025)
• Guinea — 3.66 trillion (2022)
• Kenya — 342.6 billion (2025)

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 financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (current LCU)?

146.66 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2016?

It is up 912.46% from 14.49 billion in 2016 (29.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 146.66 billion in 2025 and the lowest 14.49 billion in 2016.

How does Ethiopia rank?

6th highest of 19 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (current LCU) unusual for Ethiopia?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.FSM.TOTL.CN, 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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