Foreign liabilities per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Foreign liabilities per capita was 501.68 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
501.68 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
137th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1,736 real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
All-time low
336.87 real chained 2019 US$
in 2012
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Ethiopia, 1995–2020

5001.0k1.5k1995200720201995: 1.6k real chained 2019 US$1996: 1.7k real chained 2019 US$1997: 910.8 real chained 2019 US$1998: 937.2 real chained 2019 US$1999: 869.8 real chained 2019 US$2000: 865.5 real chained 2019 US$2001: 978.1 real chained 2019 US$2002: 986.9 real chained 2019 US$2003: 920.1 real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 837.6 real chained 2019 US$2006: 811.6 real chained 2019 US$2007: 494.5 real chained 2019 US$2008: 422 real chained 2019 US$2009: 386.2 real chained 2019 US$2010: 374.9 real chained 2019 US$2011: 381.4 real chained 2019 US$2012: 336.9 real chained 2019 US$2013: 376.1 real chained 2019 US$2014: 431.4 real chained 2019 US$2015: 507.7 real chained 2019 US$2016: 582.9 real chained 2019 US$2017: 603.1 real chained 2019 US$2018: 588.2 real chained 2019 US$2019: 543 real chained 2019 US$2020: 501.7 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 501.68 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 1,736 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 336.87 real chained 2019 US$, in 2012.

Ethiopia ranks 137th 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 1,215 real chained 2019 US$ 869.8 real chained 2019 US$ 1,736 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 776.04 real chained 2019 US$ 386.19 real chained 2019 US$ 1,058 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 472.56 real chained 2019 US$ 336.87 real chained 2019 US$ 603.09 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 501.68 real chained 2019 US$ 501.68 real chained 2019 US$ 501.68 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 134 Mali 643.71 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 135 Pakistan 595 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 136 Bangladesh 545.48 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 138 Comoros 468.09 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 139 Guinea 462.92 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 140 Iran 442.91 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Ethiopia?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Ethiopia was 501.68 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1,736 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 336.87 real chained 2019 US$ in 2012.
How does Ethiopia rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 137th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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