Travel services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Travel services was 14.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Ethiopia, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 14.3% for travel services in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ethiopia peaked at 30.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1991.
That places Ethiopia 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.9% | — |
| 1978 | 6.4% | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | +29.7% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +36.3% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -29.9% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -34.8% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -34.4% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -42.1% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +70.9% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -33.4% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -23.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +40.7% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +86.8% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +35.4% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +70.3% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +49.4% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 1.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 1.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 12.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 14.3% | 23.9% | 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)
- 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 travel services in Ethiopia?
- Travel services in Ethiopia was 14.3% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for travel services?
- Ethiopia ranks 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.