Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Final consumption expenditure was 86.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
86.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
62nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
86.8%
in 2025
All-time low
75.9%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2011–2025

Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia, 2011–2025

0204060802011201820252011: 82.8 % of GDP2012: 80.8 % of GDP2013: 82.4 % of GDP2014: 79.5 % of GDP2015: 80.3 % of GDP2016: 77.5 % of GDP2017: 82 % of GDP2018: 75.9 % of GDP2019: 77.9 % of GDP2020: 79.2 % of GDP2021: 81.1 % of GDP2022: 84.8 % of GDP2023: 85.2 % of GDP2024: 85.7 % of GDP2025: 86.8 % of GDP

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 86.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2018.

That places Ethiopia 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 79.9% 75.9% 82.8% 9
2020s 83.8% 79.2% 86.8% 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 59 Guinea-Bissau 87.3% compare
  2. 60 Greece 87.3% compare
  3. 61 Cameroon 87.0% compare
  4. 63 South Sudan 86.5% compare
  5. 64 Puerto Rico 86.4% compare
  6. 65 Bolivia 86.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia?
Final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia was 86.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2025.
What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2018.
How does Ethiopia rank for final consumption expenditure?
Ethiopia ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,736 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.