Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, customs and other import duties in Ethiopia stood at 25.5%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Ethiopia peaked at 62.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 13th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +87.3% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -64.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 25.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 2.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 25.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 | +87.3% | 26.3% | 49.2% |
| 2014 | -64.1% | 45.8% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 18.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 38.7% | 62.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 16.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.3% | 25.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Ethiopia?
- Customs and other import duties in Ethiopia was 25.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for customs and other import duties?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.