Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 89.79 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1964.
Ethiopia ranks 86th of 168 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.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 9.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 1962 | 9.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 8.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 4.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 1965 | 5.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 5.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 6.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 6.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 6.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 5.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 5.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 7.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 12.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +76.7% |
| 1975 | 9.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.9% |
| 1976 | 9.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 7.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 8.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 9.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 12.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 1981 | 15.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 1982 | 12.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 16.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.1% |
| 1984 | 22.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 1985 | 46.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +108.1% |
| 1986 | 33.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 23.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 1988 | 33.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +43.8% |
| 1989 | 24.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 29.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 32.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 31.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 21.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 21.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 14.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 12.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 13.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 11.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 13.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 14.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 29.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +77.6% |
| 2004 | 29.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +205.1% |
| 2007 | 30.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -65.9% |
| 2008 | 40.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 38.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 34.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 30.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 30.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 27.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 32.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 32.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 35.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 31.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 36.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 37.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +205.1% | 29.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 89.79 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 46.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 89.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 27.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 34.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 31.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 84 Benin 39.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 85 Libya 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 87 Jamaica 38.35 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 88 Cyprus 37.47 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 89 Croatia 37.4 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Ethiopia was 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.79 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1964.
- How does Ethiopia rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 86th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.