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🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

ETH ET Br Ethiopian birr (ETB)

Every statistic we track for Ethiopia — 108 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$4,974

#161 of 191

Life expectancy

62.6 yrs

#155 of 188

Happiness score

3.98

#135 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.10

#145 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 48.8% #112/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 48.8% #112/139 2024
Current Account Balance -2.4% #104/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 12.8% #116/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 20.7% #92/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 82.6 #64/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #105/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -1.8% #61/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 121.5 #70/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 558.9 #53/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,081 #177/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 2,289 #141/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 4,974 #161/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 4.4% #28/184 2019
Government Debt 40.4% #127/185 2026
Income per Person 1,225 #169/183 2018
Income per Person 1,225 #169/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 11.8% #16/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 4.5 #115/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 6.9% #139/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 9.5% #70/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 9.2% #2/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.3% #53/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 269,977,225,159 #59/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.9 #26/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 2,378,000 #11/38 2025
Median Age 19.3 #205/235 2026
Population 88.4 #14/229 2013
Population 112.4 #13/191 2026
Population Density 138.9 #94/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 164,215 #20/195 2025
Urban Population 23.6% #203/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 55.4% #189/214 2023
Internet Users 21.9% #170/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 57 #192/209 2022
Read News Online 7.8% #74/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 2.6% #198/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2.3 #143/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 4.5 #36/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 2.9% #176/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 27.4% #182/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 35.7 #34/191 2023
Life Expectancy 62.6 #155/188 2013
Life Expectancy 69 #131/186 2020
Suicide Rate 10.7 #64/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 5.3% #164/167 2022
Undernourishment 19.7% #28/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 33 #191/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.9% #77/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.2 #186/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 382 #133/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 100% #4/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #152/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.3 #113/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.4 #117/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 37 #99/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 37 #98/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #121/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #135/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #130/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #19/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 20 #159/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.3 #145/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #115/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.7 #142/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.2 #139/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #145/179 2025
Military Spending 0.5% #139/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #136/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 43.8% #22/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.5 #88/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 41.4 #136/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.3 #127/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 85.4% #2/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 49.9% #19/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.2 #160/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 34.7 #145/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 11.7 #41/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 17.7 #53/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 50.4% #141/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 25.4% #118/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.4 #130/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 21.7% #90/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 1.9% #119/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 7 #16/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 43.4 #127/141 2023
World Risk Index 4.9 #86/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 56.6% #111/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4 #135/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.7 #132/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1 #133/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #37/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #106/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #88/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #122/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #180/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 46.6% #1/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 97.1% #3/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 96.1% #3/143 2018
Secular Values 0.2 #62/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #52/64 2022
Signed a Petition 36.1% #14/121 2017
Trust in government 4 #101/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.9 #114/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.5 #27/120 2017
Trust in Science 70.2% #86/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 58.9% #94/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4 #136/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.