Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 26.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Ethiopia is 26.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Ethiopia peaked at 41.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.
Ethiopia ranks 88th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +268.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +27.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -48.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +403.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +987.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +103.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -75.3% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +888.8% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +45.6% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -59.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +74.0% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -45.2% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +80.1% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 26.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 26.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +987.1% | 0.5% | 5.4% |
| 2007 | +888.8% | 2.7% | 26.7% |
| 2001 | +403.2% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| 1998 | +268.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 0.5% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 13.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 14.9% | 29.0% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 5.50 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.43 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Ethiopia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Ethiopia was 26.9% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Ethiopia ranks 88th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.