Subsidies and other transfers in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Subsidies and other transfers was 51.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers 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 subsidies and other transfers in Ethiopia is 51.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Ethiopia peaked at 72.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2007.
That places Ethiopia 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.2% | — |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +134.2% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -38.8% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | +90.5% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +54.1% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -39.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -65.8% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | +599.5% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 10.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 8.6% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 52.4% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 48.1% | 53.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 40 Tanzania 54.0% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 53.1% compare
- 42 Belgium 53.1% compare
- 44 New Zealand 50.3% compare
- 45 Chile 50.3% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.4% compare
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 subsidies and other transfers in Ethiopia?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Ethiopia was 51.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Ethiopia ranks 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.