Expense in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Expense was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expense in Ethiopia, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Ethiopia stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Ethiopia peaked at 17.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.7% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 153 Bangladesh 8.3% compare
- 154 Somalia 6.3% compare
- 155 Lebanon 6.3% compare
- 157 United Arab Emirates 3.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 119.46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 8.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 575.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -25.74 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -215.51 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 111,231 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,110 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 15.07 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Ethiopia?
- Expense in Ethiopia was 6.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for expense?
- Ethiopia ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.