Ethiopia: Taxes on exports (current LCU)

Key figures

Since 1990 it is down 92.35% from 61.2 million in 1990 (7.28% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Ethiopia's taxes on exports (current LCU) fell 45.5% on 2023 (from 8.6 million to 4.68 million).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +39.9% and a typical year strayed about 134.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 351.7% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 95.9% in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Ethiopia had the 22nd highest value of the 25 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 2024 ranking

• Mongolia — 19th of 25: 21.8 million
• Fiji — 20th of 25: 10.1 million
• Brazil — 21st of 25: 5.84 million
• Azerbaijan — 23rd of 25: 2.18 million
• Mexico — 24th of 25: 483,863
• Guatemala — 25th of 25: 6,994

What this measures

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 21 values

Taxes on exports (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 82.32 billion (2024)
• Botswana — 1.24 million (2023)
• Burundi — 253.74 million (2021)
• Cameroon — 38.51 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 31.66 billion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 8.33 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 995.2 billion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 3.16 billion (2022)
• Eswatini — 6,860 (2018)
• Ghana — 268.53 million (2016)
• Namibia — 560.05 million (2024)

More public sector data for Ethiopia

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 528.11 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 73.34 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.49% (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 63 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 4.11% (2025)
• Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 253.89 billion (2024)
• Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 2.15% (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 174.8 billion (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.48% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Ethiopia's taxes on exports (current LCU)?

4.68 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 92.35% from 61.2 million in 1990 (7.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.23 billion in 2009 and the lowest 1.1 million in 2003.

How does Ethiopia rank?

22nd highest of 25 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in taxes on exports (current LCU) unusual for Ethiopia?

In 2024, Ethiopia's taxes on exports (current LCU) fell 45.5% on 2023 (from 8.6 million to 4.68 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +39.9% and a typical year strayed about 134.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.EXPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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