Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Ethiopia
23.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
7.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
16th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 23.69 % change on previous year against 7.81 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.88 % change on previous year.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.0 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.09 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 14.32 % change on previous year | 19.6 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 11.14 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 5.13 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 20.55 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year | 5.44 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 5.89 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 8.79 % change on previous year | 8.18 % change on previous year | 0.6073 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 23.69 % change on previous year against 7.81 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 15.88 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.