General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: General government final consumption expenditure was 7.38 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia is 7.38 billion current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 11.83 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.30 billion current US$, in 2011.
Ethiopia ranks 91st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.48 billion current US$ | 3.30 billion current US$ | 11.83 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.66 billion current US$ | 7.38 billion current US$ | 9.64 billion current US$ | 6 |
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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 general government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Ethiopia was 7.38 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.83 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 billion current US$ in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.