Customs and other import duties in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Customs and other import duties 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 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- 14 Philippines 24.1% compare
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More public sector data for Ethiopia
- Arms imports 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3635 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -34.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 921.66 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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.