Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 67.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia stood at 67.5%.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia peaked at 96.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.0% | — |
| 1961 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 90.3% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 93.3% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 90.1% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 88.1% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 86.3% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 88.6% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 84.8% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 82.9% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 74.1% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 83.5% | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 89.1% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 96.2% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 90.9% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 87.2% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 89.8% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 91.9% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 88.5% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 92.8% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 82.8% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 92.7% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 85.5% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 83.6% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -55.5% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +101.5% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -5.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 67.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 67.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +101.5% | 36.2% | 72.9% |
| 2001 | -55.5% | 81.3% | 36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.5% | 86.0% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.0% | 74.1% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.6% | 83.8% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 78.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 36.2% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 55.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 63.0% | 71.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ethiopia was 67.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.