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Current account balance — Ethiopia

Current account balance in Ethiopia in 2031 — -2.6%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2031 -2.6% −0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 115of 188
Period maximum 2.5%1995
Period minimum -11.7%2006

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Ethiopia, 1980–2031-15-10-50519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -3.1%1981: -2.6%1982: -3.7%1983: -2.1%1984: -2.7%1985: 1%1986: -1.9%1987: -0.9%1988: -2.6%1989: -1.4%1990: -1.1%1991: -2.1%1992: 0%1993: 0.1%1994: -1.1%1995: 2.5%1996: 0.3%1997: -0.3%1998: -0.5%1999: -7%2000: -2.5%2001: -1.4%2002: -4%2003: -1.2%2004: -3.8%2005: -7.4%2006: -11.7%2007: -6.2%2008: -5.6%2009: -8.2%2010: -4.5%2011: -0.7%2012: -6.6%2013: -5.9%2014: -7.9%2015: -11.5%2016: -10.9%2017: -8.5%2018: -6.5%2019: -5.3%2020: -4.6%2021: -3.2%2022: -4.3%2023: -2.9%2024: -4.2%2025: -0.9%2026: -2.4%2027: -1.9%2028: -2.1%2029: -2.2%2030: -2.1%2031: -2.6%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia -2.6%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Low-income countries computed -2.62%
Current account balance — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.6 −0.5 pp
2030 -2.1 +0.1 pp
2029 -2.2 −0.1 pp
2028 -2.1 −0.2 pp
2027 -1.9 +0.5 pp
2026 -2.4 −1.5 pp
2025 -0.9 +3.3 pp
2024 -4.2 −1.3 pp
2023 -2.9 +1.4 pp
2022 -4.3 −1.1 pp
2021 -3.2 +1.4 pp
2020 -4.6 +0.7 pp
2019 -5.3 +1.2 pp
2018 -6.5 +2 pp
2017 -8.5 +2.4 pp
2016 -10.9 +0.6 pp
2015 -11.5 −3.6 pp
2014 -7.9 −2 pp
2013 -5.9 +0.7 pp
2012 -6.6 −5.9 pp
2011 -0.7 +3.8 pp
2010 -4.5 +3.7 pp
2009 -8.2 −2.6 pp
2008 -5.6 +0.6 pp
2007 -6.2 +5.5 pp
2006 -11.7 −4.3 pp
2005 -7.4 −3.6 pp
2004 -3.8 −2.6 pp
2003 -1.2 +2.8 pp
2002 -4 −2.6 pp
2001 -1.4 +1.1 pp
2000 -2.5 +4.5 pp
1999 -7 −6.5 pp
1998 -0.5 −0.2 pp
1997 -0.3 −0.6 pp
1996 0.3 −2.2 pp
1995 2.5 +3.6 pp
1994 -1.1 −1.2 pp
1993 0.1 +0.1 pp
1992 0 +2.1 pp
1991 -2.1 −1 pp
1990 -1.1 +0.3 pp
1989 -1.4 +1.2 pp
1988 -2.6 −1.7 pp
1987 -0.9 +1 pp
1986 -1.9 −2.9 pp
1985 1 +3.7 pp
1984 -2.7 −0.6 pp
1983 -2.1 +1.6 pp
1982 -3.7 −1.1 pp
1981 -2.6 +0.5 pp
1980 -3.1 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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