Inflation Rate in Ethiopia remained unchanged at 14.40 percent in May. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Ethiopia Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of June 2020, the projected inflation rate in Ethiopia was revised, considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the outbreak, the inflation was projected at 12.1 percent in 2020 and 9.1 percent in 2021. Under the assumption of a worst-case scenario, where the pandemic continues to the end of 2020, the outlook was reviewed to 15.5 percent and nine percent as of 2020 and 2021, respectively.

The average inflation rate in Ethiopia was estimated at approximately 21.75 percent in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the inflation rose by around 9.31 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The inflation is forecast to decline by about 9.55 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.This indicator measures inflation based upon the year-on-year change in the average consumer price index, expressed in percent. The latter expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services.

Cost of food in Ethiopia increased 12.10 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Ethiopia Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In April 2022, the food inflation in Ethiopia reached almost 43 percent compared to April 2021. During the observed period, food prices steadily rose from 21.7 percent in April 2021 (compared to April 2020) to 42 percent six months later.

In 2023, Sudan had the highest estimated inflation (Consumer Price Index) recorded in East Africa, at 75 percent. Ethiopia and Burundi followed with 34.6 percent and 23.8 percent, respectively.

BackgroundThe war that started on November 4, 2020, in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia severely affected the health sector. However, there is no available evidence to suggest the economic damage caused to the public health system because of war-related looting or vandalism. This study was aimed at estimating the cost of war-related looting or vandalism in Tigray’s public health system in Northern Ethiopia in 2021.MethodsA provider perspective, a mixed costing method, a retrospective cross-sectional approach, a 50% inflation rate, and a 50 Ethiopian birr equivalent to one United States dollar ($) for the money value were used. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel, taking into consideration the Sendai framework indicators.ResultsThe total economic cost of the war-related looting or vandalism in monetary terms was more than $3.78 billion, and the damage to the economic value in monetary terms was more than $2.31 billion. Meanwhile, the direct economic loss to the health system in monetary terms was more than $511 million. According to this assessment, 514 (80.6%) health posts, 153 (73.6%) health centers, 16 (80%) primary hospitals, 10 (83.3%) general hospitals, and 2 (100%) specialized hospitals were damaged and/or vandalized either fully or partially due to the war.ConclusionThis war seriously affected the public health sector in the Tigray region. The Federal Government of Ethiopia, the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, the Tigrayan Government, the Tigray Regional Health Bureau, and the international community must make efforts to find resources for the revitalization of the damaged, plundered, and vandalized healthcare system.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Ethiopia increased to 517.30 points in May from 514.50 points in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Ethiopia Consumer Price Index Cpi- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Zimbabwe had the highest inflation in Africa as of 2023. The rate reached roughly 172 percent when compared to the previous year, according to the source's estimates. This was followed by Sudan, with a rate increase of over 71 percent. Inflationary pressures in the country have been driven by a long-running economic crisis and political instability. By the end of 2021, the already fragile Sudanese economy suffered again when military forces took control of the government. With a