Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 22.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia is 22.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia peaked at 63.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1978.
Ethiopia ranks 59th of 206 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.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1961 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 1962 | 9.5% | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 8.4% | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | -35.0% |
| 1966 | 8.2% | +52.4% |
| 1967 | 9.5% | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 10.5% | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 12.1% | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 11.3% | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +51.3% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | -34.1% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -67.5% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +143.7% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +77.6% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -30.7% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -39.6% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | +102.2% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | -40.3% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | +126.3% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -74.3% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +72.6% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +99.1% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +75.5% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +253.3% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -58.4% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -50.2% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +47.7% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +93.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -47.2% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +65.6% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +35.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 22.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 22.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +253.3% | 18.1% | 63.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 3.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 5.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 4.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 17.9% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 18.7% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 16.6% | 22.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 56 Cote d'Ivoire 23.1% compare
- 57 Ghana 22.8% compare
- 58 Sudan 22.7% compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 22.4% compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 22.2% compare
- 62 Turkey 22.0% 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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ethiopia was 22.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1978.
- How does Ethiopia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Ethiopia ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.