Goods and services expense in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Goods and services expense was 20.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Ethiopia, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Ethiopia is 20.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Ethiopia peaked at 43.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +60.1% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -47.6% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +81.5% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -55.7% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +33.2% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 26.3% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 15.6% | 35.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 12.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 21.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 goods and services expense in Ethiopia?
- Goods and services expense in Ethiopia was 20.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for goods and services expense?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.