The national debt of Ethiopia was estimated at about 65.56 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 1992 and 2024, the national debt rose by approximately 65.11 billion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The national debt will steadily rise by around 140.89 billion U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.

Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guaranteed data was reported at 397.416 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 302.586 USD mn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guaranteed data is updated yearly, averaging 43.328 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 397.416 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 6.271 USD mn in 1970. Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guaranteed 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: External Debt: Disbursements and Interest Payment. Public and publicly guaranteed long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;