Ethiopia recorded a Current Account deficit of 3.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Ethiopia Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -11.328 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -11.651 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -2.432 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.810 % in 1994 and a record low of -12.642 % in 2005. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

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Current account balance (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was reported at --2.9244 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Current account balance (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -8.269 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -7.511 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -226.836 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 125.419 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of -8.269 USD bn in 2016. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia was reported at --4787655499 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Current account balance (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

As of June 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was anticipated to have a negative effect on the current account of Ethiopia. Considering the coronavirus outbreak persists until the end of 2020, a deficit of *** percent of the GDP was projected for the same year. In comparison, before the pandemic, the outlook was a deficit of *** percent of the GDP. Moreover, the deficit on the budget balance in 2021 was revised to *** percent of the GDP (in the worst-case scenario), up to * percent of the GDP, under the baseline assumption that coronavirus did not occur.

Ethiopia ET: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -5.160 USD bn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of -4.507 USD bn for 2021. Ethiopia ET: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -310.459 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2022, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 125.419 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of -7.905 USD bn in 2016. Ethiopia ET: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.IDS: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Annual. Current account balance shows the difference between the sum of exports and income receivable and the sum of imports and income payable (exports and imports refer to both goods and services, while income refers to both primary and secondary income).

Current account balance (% of GDP) of Ethiopia plummeted by 28.16% from -4.1 % in 2022 to -2.9 % in 2023. Since the 60.41% surge in 2021, current account balance (% of GDP) sank by 27.81% in 2023. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers.

Current account balance of Ethiopia dropped by 7.22% from -5,160,399,281 US dollars in 2022 to -4,787,655,499 US dollars in 2023. Since the 65.78% jump in 2021, current account balance leapt by 6.22% in 2023. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Ethiopia ET: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services data was reported at -14.003 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -13.805 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services data is updated yearly, averaging -676.184 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -139.227 USD mn in 1977 and a record low of -14.003 USD bn in 2016. Ethiopia ET: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation: Annual.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 11.386 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.290 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 11.110 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.383 % in 2004 and a record low of 4.104 % in 1991. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 1.012 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.058 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.357 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.230 % in 2014 and a record low of 0.043 % in 1990. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at -11.881 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -12.057 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -657.540 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -83.671 USD mn in 1977 and a record low of -12.057 USD bn in 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 5.906 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.007 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 867.815 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.386 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 385.652 USD mn in 1978. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 6.233 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.605 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 688.432 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.605 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 59.324 USD mn in 1977. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Äthiopien: Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP: Für diesen Indikator stellen wir Daten für Äthiopien von 1980 bis 2030 bereit. Der durchschnittliche Wert für Äthiopien in diesem Zeitraum lag bei -3.64 Prozent mit einem Minimum von -11.71 Prozent im Jahre 2006 und einem Maximum von 2.46 Prozent im Jahre 1995. Der neuste Wert aus dem Jahr 2030 liegt bei -2.07 Prozent. Zum Vergleich: Der Weltdurchschnitt im Jahr 2030, basierend auf 181 Ländern, liegt bei -0.96 Prozent.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -409.646 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -285.475 USD mn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -32.901 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.539 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of -409.646 USD mn in 2016. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 42.866 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.156 USD mn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 4.106 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.255 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.202 USD mn in 1994. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 2.811 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.920 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 472.252 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.418 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 167.633 USD mn in 1991. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.