International tourism, receipts in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: International tourism, receipts was 29.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Ethiopia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Ethiopia stood at 29.6%.
That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Ethiopia peaked at 46.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1998.
Ethiopia ranks 28th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.1% | — |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 20.7% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 30.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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, receipts in Ethiopia?
- International tourism, receipts in Ethiopia was 29.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.