Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Ethiopia

Exports (% of GDP) in Ethiopia in 2025 — 13.28%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 138. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 3.4 pp.

2025 13.28% +7.74 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 138
Period maximum 16.69%2011
Period minimum 5.54%2024

Trend over time

2011–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, 2011–202505101520201120132015201720192021202320252011: 16.69%2012: 13.77%2013: 12.48%2014: 11.64%2015: 9.36%2016: 7.81%2017: 7.63%2018: 8.37%2019: 7.94%2020: 7.13%2021: 7.63%2022: 8.24%2023: 6.6%2024: 5.54%2025: 13.28%
Change over the period: −3.4 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 13.28%
World 29.48%
Eastern Africa computed 20.67%
Low-income countries computed 21.24%
Exports (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.28 +7.74 pp
2024 5.54 −1.06 pp
2023 6.6 −1.65 pp
2022 8.24 +0.61 pp
2021 7.63 +0.5 pp
2020 7.13 −0.81 pp
2019 7.94 −0.43 pp
2018 8.37 +0.74 pp
2017 7.63 −0.18 pp
2016 7.81 −1.55 pp
2015 9.36 −2.28 pp
2014 11.64 −0.84 pp
2013 12.48 −1.28 pp
2012 13.77 −2.92 pp
2011 16.69

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.