Consumer price index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Consumer price index was 1,176 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Ethiopia, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Ethiopia stood at 1,176 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 467.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Ethiopia peaked at 1,176 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.63 2010 = 100, in 1966.
That places Ethiopia 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 2010 = 100 | 4.63 2010 = 100 | 4.75 2010 = 100 | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.32 2010 = 100 | 4.94 2010 = 100 | 12.37 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.95 2010 = 100 | 12.92 2010 = 100 | 18.92 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.72 2010 = 100 | 19.9 2010 = 100 | 37.34 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9 2010 = 100 | 34.49 2010 = 100 | 92.46 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.81 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 322.52 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 768.94 2010 = 100 | 388.17 2010 = 100 | 1,176 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2008)
- Broad money 34.0% (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Net foreign assets 13.12 billion current LCU (2008)
- Net domestic credit 92.23 billion current LCU (2008)
- Net migration 24,054 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.78 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.6% (2008)
- Official exchange rate 82.6 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Ethiopia?
- Consumer price index in Ethiopia was 1,176 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,176 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 2010 = 100 in 1966.
- How does Ethiopia rank for consumer price index?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).