Food exports in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Food exports was 80.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Ethiopia, 1995–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, food exports in Ethiopia stood at 80.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Ethiopia peaked at 88.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2007.
That places Ethiopia 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Food exports in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 72.5% | — |
| 1997 | 78.6% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 72.5% | 79.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 58.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 68.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 77.6% | 81.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 15 Seychelles 85.9% compare
- 16 Vanuatu 85.3% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 84.7% compare
- 19 Panama 73.6% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.5% compare
- 21 Grenada 69.1% 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 169.87 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Ethiopia?
- Food exports in Ethiopia was 80.4% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for food exports?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.