Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was -411.42 million current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Ethiopia, 1990–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -411.42 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 2011.
The figure is up 43.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Ethiopia peaked at -94.73 million current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, -802.71 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -376.65 million current US$ | -802.71 million current US$ | -94.73 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -511.46 million current US$ | -641.92 million current US$ | -335.92 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | -571.78 million current US$ | -732.13 million current US$ | -411.42 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More public sector data for Ethiopia
- Arms imports 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 3.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 21.5% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 32.1% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.5% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 12.6% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 27.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 9.0% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Ethiopia?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Ethiopia was -411.42 million current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -94.73 million current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -802.71 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).