Current account balance in Ethiopia
The current account balance of Ethiopia was -2.5% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2010.
Ethiopia, 2024
-2.5%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
Position in 2024
100th of 168
Current account balance in Ethiopia over time
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Ethiopia
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | -12.6% |
| 2004 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | -4.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from -3.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was -10.4%, the figure has changed by +7.8 percentage points.
- Among the 168 countries with data for 2024, Ethiopia has the 100th highest value.