Current account balance (World Bank) in Ethiopia in 2024 — -2.53%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 165. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 1.07 pp.
1977–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.53 | +0.99 pp |
| 2023 | -3.52 | +0.67 pp |
| 2022 | -4.19 | −0.06 pp |
| 2021 | -4.13 | −1.38 pp |
| 2020 | -2.76 | +2.72 pp |
| 2019 | -5.47 | +0.06 pp |
| 2018 | -5.53 | +2.23 pp |
| 2017 | -7.76 | +3.78 pp |
| 2016 | -11.54 | +0.64 pp |
| 2015 | -12.18 | −1.81 pp |
| 2014 | -10.38 | −4.01 pp |
| 2013 | -6.37 | +0.74 pp |
| 2012 | -7.11 | −3.8 pp |
| 2011 | -3.3 | −1.18 pp |
| 2010 | -2.12 | +4.63 pp |
| 2009 | -6.75 | −0.08 pp |
| 2008 | -6.67 | −2.47 pp |
| 2007 | -4.2 | +7.49 pp |
| 2006 | -11.69 | +0.95 pp |
| 2005 | -12.64 | −6.05 pp |
| 2004 | -6.59 | −5.01 pp |
| 2003 | -1.58 | +0.16 pp |
| 2002 | -1.74 | +2.8 pp |
| 2001 | -4.54 | −4.7 pp |
| 2000 | 0.16 | +6.06 pp |
| 1999 | -5.89 | −1.74 pp |
| 1998 | -4.15 | −3.69 pp |
| 1997 | -0.46 | −1.37 pp |
| 1996 | 0.91 | +0.41 pp |
| 1995 | 0.5 | −1.26 pp |
| 1994 | 1.77 | +2.32 pp |
| 1993 | -0.55 | +0.56 pp |
| 1992 | -1.12 | −1.86 pp |
| 1991 | 0.75 | +3.1 pp |
| 1990 | -2.35 | −1.13 pp |
| 1989 | -1.23 | +0.81 pp |
| 1988 | -2.04 | −0.03 pp |
| 1987 | -2.01 | +1.23 pp |
| 1986 | -3.24 | −4.33 pp |
| 1985 | 1.09 | +2.66 pp |
| 1984 | -1.57 | +0.37 pp |
| 1983 | -1.93 | +0.53 pp |
| 1982 | -2.47 | +0.86 pp |
| 1981 | -3.32 | −0.1 pp |
| 1980 | -3.22 | −1.84 pp |
| 1979 | -1.39 | +0.47 pp |
| 1978 | -1.86 | −0.4 pp |
| 1977 | -1.46 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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