Interest payments in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Interest payments was 12.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Ethiopia is 12.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 319.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Ethiopia peaked at 20.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
Ethiopia ranks 41st of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2% | — |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +33.9% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +38.0% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +172.7% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -70.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +70.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +67.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 7.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 2.9% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.5% | 12.8% | 5 |
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 interest payments in Ethiopia?
- Interest payments in Ethiopia was 12.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for interest payments?
- Ethiopia ranks 41st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.