Foreign liabilities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Foreign liabilities was 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
82nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
103.04 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
All-time low
31.82 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2012
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Ethiopia, 1995–2020

40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B1995200720201995: 93.3B real chained 2019 US$1996: 103.0B real chained 2019 US$1997: 55.8B real chained 2019 US$1998: 59.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 56.6B real chained 2019 US$2000: 58.0B real chained 2019 US$2001: 67.5B real chained 2019 US$2002: 70.1B real chained 2019 US$2003: 67.3B real chained 2019 US$2004: 79.7B real chained 2019 US$2005: 64.9B real chained 2019 US$2006: 64.7B real chained 2019 US$2007: 40.5B real chained 2019 US$2008: 35.6B real chained 2019 US$2009: 33.5B real chained 2019 US$2010: 33.5B real chained 2019 US$2011: 35.0B real chained 2019 US$2012: 31.8B real chained 2019 US$2013: 36.5B real chained 2019 US$2014: 43.0B real chained 2019 US$2015: 52.0B real chained 2019 US$2016: 61.4B real chained 2019 US$2017: 65.3B real chained 2019 US$2018: 65.4B real chained 2019 US$2019: 62.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 58.8B real chained 2019 US$

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

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Ethiopia stood at 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Ethiopia peaked at 103.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 31.82 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2012.

Ethiopia ranks 82nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 55.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ 103.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 58.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ 79.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 48.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 31.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ 65.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 79 Estonia 62.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 80 Latvia 62.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 81 Angola 60.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 83 Sri Lanka 55.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 84 Cambodia 53.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 85 Belarus 50.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Ethiopia?
Foreign liabilities in Ethiopia was 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 103.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2012.
How does Ethiopia rank for foreign liabilities?
Ethiopia ranks 82nd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (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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