Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Ethiopia

Imports of goods and services in Ethiopia in 2025 — 25,494,178,576 US$. Ranked 75 in the world out of 138. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 152.9%.

2025 25.49B US$ +43.54% vs 2024
World rank 75of 138
Period maximum 25.49B US$2025
Period minimum 10.08B US$2011

Trend over time

2011–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Ethiopia, 2011–202510B15B20B25B30B201120132015201720192021202320252011: 10,079,844,913 US$2012: 13,699,443,640 US$2013: 13,812,145,920 US$2014: 16,182,860,468 US$2015: 18,812,870,813 US$2016: 18,548,030,817 US$2017: 17,926,383,871 US$2018: 19,023,285,015 US$2019: 19,170,757,495 US$2020: 16,655,574,515 US$2021: 18,229,409,472 US$2022: 22,598,141,428 US$2023: 19,025,475,348 US$2024: 17,760,943,867 US$2025: 25,494,178,576 US$
Change over the period: +15.41B (+152.92%) Average annual rate: 6.85 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 25.49B US$
World 33.73T US$
Eastern Africa computed 152B US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Imports of goods and services — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 25.49B +7.73B +43.54%
2024 17.76B −1.26B −6.65%
2023 19.03B −3.57B −15.81%
2022 22.6B +4.37B +23.97%
2021 18.23B +1.57B +9.45%
2020 16.66B −2.52B −13.12%
2019 19.17B +147M +0.78%
2018 19.02B +1.1B +6.12%
2017 17.93B −622M −3.35%
2016 18.55B −265M −1.41%
2015 18.81B +2.63B +16.25%
2014 16.18B +2.37B +17.16%
2013 13.81B +113M +0.82%
2012 13.7B +3.62B +35.91%
2011 10.08B

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.