Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Ethiopia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ethiopia is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
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- 94 Mexico 0.0%
- 94 Russian Federation 0.0%
- 94 Japan 0.0%
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- 94 Bahamas 0.0%
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- 94 Belize 0.0%
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- 94 Botswana 0.0%
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- 94 Cambodia 0.0%
- 94 Canada 0.0%
- 94 Colombia 0.0%
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- 94 Croatia 0.0%
- 94 Cyprus 0.0%
- 94 Denmark 0.0%
- 94 Dominica 0.0%
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- 94 Eritrea 0.0%
- 94 Estonia 0.0%
- 94 Eswatini 0.0%
- 94 Fiji 0.0%
- 94 Finland 0.0%
- 94 Gambia 0.0%
- 94 Georgia 0.0%
- 94 Ghana 0.0%
- 94 Greece 0.0%
- 94 Grenada 0.0%
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 94 Guyana 0.0%
- 94 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 94 Hungary 0.0%
- 94 Iceland 0.0%
- 94 Israel 0.0%
- 94 Jamaica 0.0%
- 94 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 94 Kenya 0.0%
- 94 Kiribati 0.0%
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 94 Lesotho 0.0%
- 94 Luxembourg 0.0%
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- 94 Mali 0.0% compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 94 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0%
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- 94 Myanmar 0.0%
- 94 Namibia 0.0%
- 94 Nepal 0.0%
- 94 Netherlands 0.0%
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- 94 Norway 0.0%
- 94 Palau 0.0%
- 94 Panama 0.0%
- 94 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 94 Philippines 0.0%
- 94 Poland 0.0%
- 94 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 94 Samoa 0.0%
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- 94 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 94 Serbia 0.0% compare
- 94 Singapore 0.0%
- 94 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 94 Somalia 0.0%
- 94 South Africa 0.0%
- 94 South Sudan 0.0%
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 94 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 94 Sudan 0.0%
- 94 Suriname 0.0%
- 94 Sweden 0.0%
- 94 Switzerland 0.0%
- 94 Taiwan 0.0%
- 94 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 94 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0%
- 94 Thailand 0.0%
- 94 Togo 0.0% compare
- 94 Tonga 0.0%
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 94 Uganda 0.0%
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
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- 94 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 94 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
- 94 Zambia 0.0%
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 getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ethiopia?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Ethiopia was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.