Foreign assets in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Foreign assets was 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
118th
of 149 countries
All-time high
24.02 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2004
All-time low
5.14 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Ethiopia, 1995–2020

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1995200720201995: 20.5B real chained 2019 US$1996: 21.0B real chained 2019 US$1997: 16.3B real chained 2019 US$1998: 14.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 8.3B real chained 2019 US$2000: 7.4B real chained 2019 US$2001: 9.6B real chained 2019 US$2002: 18.9B real chained 2019 US$2003: 19.3B real chained 2019 US$2004: 24.0B real chained 2019 US$2005: 16.0B real chained 2019 US$2006: 10.5B real chained 2019 US$2007: 12.0B real chained 2019 US$2008: 5.5B real chained 2019 US$2009: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$2010: 10.3B real chained 2019 US$2011: 9.3B real chained 2019 US$2012: 7.8B real chained 2019 US$2013: 7.1B real chained 2019 US$2014: 8.6B real chained 2019 US$2015: 8.9B real chained 2019 US$2016: 7.3B real chained 2019 US$2017: 6.6B real chained 2019 US$2018: 7.1B real chained 2019 US$2019: 5.1B real chained 2019 US$2020: 5.4B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign assets in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Ethiopia peaked at 24.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.14 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2019.

Ethiopia ranks 118th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ 20.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 13.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ 24.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 7.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 115 Benin 5.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 116 Armenia 5.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 117 Moldova 5.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 119 Mali 5.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 120 Kyrgyzstan 4.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 121 Montenegro 4.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Ethiopia?
Foreign assets in Ethiopia was 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 24.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2004.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2019.
How does Ethiopia rank for foreign assets?
Ethiopia ranks 118th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.