International tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: International tourism, expenditures was 1.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.4% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2009.
That places Ethiopia 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.1% | — |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +55.0% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +60.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -52.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +63.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 147 South Africa 2.0% compare
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- 153 North Macedonia 1.7% 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 international tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Ethiopia was 1.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Ethiopia ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.