Services, value added in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Services, value added was 7.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Ethiopia, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Ethiopia is 7.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Ethiopia peaked at 21.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -19.5%, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | -0.6% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | -19.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 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 services, value added in Ethiopia?
- Services, value added in Ethiopia was 7.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.5% in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for services, value added?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.