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Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score was 0.422 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.422
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
152nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
2
in 1789
All-time low
-2.28
in 1940
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Ethiopia, 1789–2025

-2-1012178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Ethiopia stood at 0.422.

That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Ethiopia peaked at 2 in 1789 and was at its lowest, -2.28, in 1940.

Ethiopia ranks 152nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Ethiopia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 2 —
1790 2 +0.0%
1791 2 +0.0%
1792 2 +0.0%
1793 2 +0.0%
1794 2 +0.0%
1795 2 +0.0%
1796 2 +0.0%
1797 2 +0.0%
1798 2 +0.0%
1799 2 +0.0%
1800 2 +0.0%
1801 2 +0.0%
1802 2 +0.0%
1803 2 +0.0%
1804 2 +0.0%
1805 2 +0.0%
1806 2 +0.0%
1807 2 +0.0%
1808 2 +0.0%
1809 2 +0.0%
1810 2 +0.0%
1811 2 +0.0%
1812 2 +0.0%
1813 2 +0.0%
1814 2 +0.0%
1815 2 +0.0%
1816 2 +0.0%
1817 2 +0.0%
1818 2 +0.0%
1819 2 +0.0%
1820 2 +0.0%
1821 2 +0.0%
1822 2 +0.0%
1823 2 +0.0%
1824 2 +0.0%
1825 2 +0.0%
1826 2 +0.0%
1827 2 +0.0%
1828 2 +0.0%
1829 2 +0.0%
1830 2 +0.0%
1831 2 +0.0%
1832 2 +0.0%
1833 2 +0.0%
1834 2 +0.0%
1835 2 +0.0%
1836 2 +0.0%
1837 2 +0.0%
1838 2 +0.0%
1839 2 +0.0%
1840 2 +0.0%
1841 2 +0.0%
1842 2 +0.0%
1843 2 +0.0%
1844 2 +0.0%
1845 2 +0.0%
1846 2 +0.0%
1847 2 +0.0%
1848 2 +0.0%
1849 2 +0.0%
1850 2 +0.0%
1851 2 +0.0%
1852 2 +0.0%
1853 2 +0.0%
1854 2 +0.0%
1855 2 +0.0%
1856 2 +0.0%
1857 2 +0.0%
1858 2 +0.0%
1859 2 +0.0%
1860 2 +0.0%
1861 2 +0.0%
1862 2 +0.0%
1863 2 +0.0%
1864 2 +0.0%
1865 2 +0.0%
1866 2 +0.0%
1867 2 +0.0%
1868 2 +0.0%
1869 2 +0.0%
1870 2 +0.0%
1871 2 +0.0%
1872 2 +0.0%
1873 2 +0.0%
1874 2 +0.0%
1875 2 +0.0%
1876 2 +0.0%
1877 2 +0.0%
1878 2 +0.0%
1879 2 +0.0%
1880 2 +0.0%
1881 2 +0.0%
1882 2 +0.0%
1883 2 +0.0%
1884 2 +0.0%
1885 2 +0.0%
1886 2 +0.0%
1887 2 +0.0%
1888 2 +0.0%
1889 2 +0.0%
1890 2 +0.0%
1891 2 +0.0%
1892 2 +0.0%
1893 2 +0.0%
1894 2 +0.0%
1895 2 +0.0%
1896 2 +0.0%
1897 2 +0.0%
1898 2 +0.0%
1899 2 +0.0%
1900 2 +0.0%
1901 2 +0.0%
1902 2 +0.0%
1903 2 +0.0%
1904 2 +0.0%
1905 2 +0.0%
1906 2 +0.0%
1907 2 +0.0%
1908 2 +0.0%
1909 2 +0.0%
1910 2 +0.0%
1911 2 +0.0%
1912 2 +0.0%
1913 2 +0.0%
1914 2 +0.0%
1915 2 +0.0%
1916 2 +0.0%
1917 2 +0.0%
1918 2 +0.0%
1919 2 +0.0%
1920 2 +0.0%
1921 2 +0.0%
1922 2 +0.0%
1923 2 +0.0%
1924 2 +0.0%
1925 2 +0.0%
1926 2 +0.0%
1927 2 +0.0%
1928 2 +0.0%
1929 2 +0.0%
1930 2 +0.0%
1931 2 +0.0%
1932 2 +0.0%
1933 2 +0.0%
1934 2 +0.0%
1935 2 +0.0%
1936 -0.764 -138.2%
1937 -1.64 +115.1%
1938 -1.64 -0.0%
1939 -1.64 -0.0%
1940 -2.28 +38.6%
1941 -0.798 -65.0%
1942 -0.07 -91.2%
1943 0.338 -582.9%
1944 0.338 +0.0%
1945 0.965 +185.5%
1946 0.965 +0.0%
1947 0.965 +0.0%
1948 0.965 +0.0%
1949 0.965 +0.0%
1950 0.965 +0.0%
1951 0.965 +0.0%
1952 0.777 -19.5%
1953 1.86 +139.4%
1954 1.86 +0.0%
1955 1.86 +0.0%
1956 1.86 +0.0%
1957 1.86 +0.0%
1958 1.86 +0.0%
1959 1.86 +0.0%
1960 1.86 +0.0%
1961 1.86 +0.0%
1962 1.86 +0.0%
1963 1.86 +0.0%
1964 1.86 +0.0%
1965 1.86 +0.0%
1966 1.86 +0.0%
1967 1.86 +0.0%
1968 1.86 +0.0%
1969 1.86 +0.0%
1970 1.86 +0.0%
1971 1.86 +0.0%
1972 1.86 +0.0%
1973 1.86 +0.0%
1974 0.774 -58.4%
1975 0.774 +0.0%
1976 0.774 +0.0%
1977 0.774 +0.0%
1978 0.774 +0.0%
1979 0.774 +0.0%
1980 0.774 +0.0%
1981 0.774 +0.0%
1982 0.774 +0.0%
1983 0.774 +0.0%
1984 0.774 +0.0%
1985 0.774 +0.0%
1986 0.774 +0.0%
1987 0.774 +0.0%
1988 0.774 +0.0%
1989 0.774 +0.0%
1990 0.774 +0.0%
1991 0.774 +0.0%
1992 1.47 +89.4%
1993 1.47 +0.0%
1994 1.47 +0.0%
1995 1.47 +0.0%
1996 1.47 +0.0%
1997 1.47 +0.0%
1998 1.47 +0.0%
1999 1.47 +0.0%
2000 1.47 +0.0%
2001 1.47 +0.0%
2002 1.47 +0.0%
2003 1.47 +0.0%
2004 1.47 +0.0%
2005 1.47 +0.0%
2006 1.47 +0.0%
2007 1.47 +0.0%
2008 1.47 +0.0%
2009 1.47 +0.0%
2010 1.47 +0.0%
2011 1.47 +0.0%
2012 1.47 +0.0%
2013 1.47 +0.0%
2014 1.47 +0.0%
2015 1.47 +0.0%
2016 1.47 +0.0%
2017 1.47 +0.0%
2018 1.21 -17.5%
2019 1.09 -10.1%
2020 0.879 -19.2%
2021 0.802 -8.8%
2022 0.491 -38.8%
2023 0.59 +20.2%
2024 0.59 +0.0%
2025 0.422 -28.5%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.422 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.772, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.422 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.21, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 2 2 2 1
1790s 2 2 2 10
1800s 2 2 2 10
1810s 2 2 2 10
1820s 2 2 2 10
1830s 2 2 2 10
1840s 2 2 2 10
1850s 2 2 2 10
1860s 2 2 2 10
1870s 2 2 2 10
1880s 2 2 2 10
1890s 2 2 2 10
1900s 2 2 2 10
1910s 2 2 2 10
1920s 2 2 2 10
1930s 0.6301 -1.64 2 10
1940s 0.2356 -2.28 0.965 10
1950s 1.57 0.777 1.86 10
1960s 1.86 1.86 1.86 10
1970s 1.21 0.774 1.86 10
1980s 0.774 0.774 0.774 10
1990s 1.33 0.774 1.47 10
2000s 1.47 1.47 1.47 10
2010s 1.4 1.09 1.47 10
2020s 0.629 0.422 0.879 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 149 Georgia 0.454 compare
  2. 150 Ukraine 0.443 compare
  3. 151 Bhutan 0.429 compare
  4. 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.395 compare
  5. 154 Comoros 0.355 compare
  6. 155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.336 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Ethiopia?
Foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Ethiopia was 0.422 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1789.
What is the lowest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was -2.28 in 1940.
How does Ethiopia rank for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
Ethiopia ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign policy free from interference of other states score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.