Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 185th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0848 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 182 Mexico 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Türkiye 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Zimbabwe 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Russian Federation 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.