Foreign liabilities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Foreign liabilities was 64.31 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
64.31 billion current US$
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
81st
of 150 countries
All-time high
64.31 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
5.58 billion current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Ethiopia, 1995–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B1995200720201995: 10.0B current US$1996: 10.1B current US$1997: 5.6B current US$1998: 6.0B current US$1999: 6.2B current US$2000: 6.4B current US$2001: 6.8B current US$2002: 7.2B current US$2003: 8.1B current US$2004: 9.9B current US$2005: 9.1B current US$2006: 10.2B current US$2007: 7.5B current US$2008: 9.5B current US$2009: 9.7B current US$2010: 10.5B current US$2011: 14.5B current US$2012: 16.2B current US$2013: 20.0B current US$2014: 25.2B current US$2015: 33.4B current US$2016: 42.0B current US$2017: 49.5B current US$2018: 56.4B current US$2019: 62.0B current US$2020: 64.3B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 64.31 billion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 513.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Ethiopia peaked at 64.31 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.58 billion current US$, in 1997.

Ethiopia ranks 81st of 150 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.55 billion current US$ 5.58 billion current US$ 10.07 billion current US$ 5
2000s 8.44 billion current US$ 6.37 billion current US$ 10.21 billion current US$ 10
2010s 32.99 billion current US$ 10.49 billion current US$ 61.97 billion current US$ 10
2020s 64.31 billion current US$ 64.31 billion current US$ 64.31 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 78 Mozambique 73.50 billion current US$ compare
  2. 79 Azerbaijan 72.55 billion current US$ compare
  3. 80 Kenya 69.69 billion current US$ compare
  4. 82 Latvia 62.39 billion current US$ compare
  5. 83 Estonia 62.08 billion current US$ compare
  6. 84 Sri Lanka 58.57 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Ethiopia?
Foreign liabilities in Ethiopia was 64.31 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 64.31 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.58 billion current US$ in 1997.
How does Ethiopia rank for foreign liabilities?
Ethiopia ranks 81st out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 513.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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