Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Ethiopia

Imports (% of GDP) in Ethiopia in 2025 — 20.18%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 138. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 11.37 pp.

2025 20.18% +8.31 pp vs 2024
World rank 123of 138
Period maximum 31.63%2012
Period minimum 11.86%2024

Trend over time

2011–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, 2011–2025101520253035201120132015201720192021202320252011: 31.55%2012: 31.63%2013: 28.99%2014: 29.1%2015: 30.29%2016: 27.09%2017: 23.47%2018: 22.83%2019: 20.88%2020: 16.88%2021: 16.71%2022: 18.35%2023: 14%2024: 11.86%2025: 20.18%
Change over the period: −11.37 pp Annual average: -0.81 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 20.18%
World 28.5%
Eastern Africa computed 28.92%
Low-income countries computed 27.75%
Imports (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.18 +8.31 pp
2024 11.86 −2.14 pp
2023 14 −4.35 pp
2022 18.35 +1.64 pp
2021 16.71 −0.17 pp
2020 16.88 −4 pp
2019 20.88 −1.95 pp
2018 22.83 −0.65 pp
2017 23.47 −3.61 pp
2016 27.09 −3.21 pp
2015 30.29 +1.19 pp
2014 29.1 +0.11 pp
2013 28.99 −2.64 pp
2012 31.63 +0.08 pp
2011 31.55

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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