History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 1,838 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,838 2011 US$
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
129th
of 145 countries
All-time high
1,838 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
622 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia, 1950–2018

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Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.

Analysis

In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia stood at 1,838 2011 US$. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia peaked at 1,838 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 622 2011 US$, in 1950.

That places Ethiopia 129th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia, 1950 to 2018.
Year 2011 US$ Change
1950 622 2011 US$
1951 630 2011 US$ +1.3%
1952 636 2011 US$ +1.0%
1953 662 2011 US$ +4.1%
1954 650 2011 US$ -1.8%
1955 673 2011 US$ +3.5%
1956 682 2011 US$ +1.3%
1957 665 2011 US$ -2.5%
1958 674 2011 US$ +1.4%
1959 681 2011 US$ +1.0%
1960 701 2011 US$ +2.9%
1961 722 2011 US$ +3.0%
1962 736 2011 US$ +1.9%
1963 818 2011 US$ +11.1%
1964 840 2011 US$ +2.7%
1965 872 2011 US$ +3.8%
1966 888 2011 US$ +1.8%
1967 907 2011 US$ +2.1%
1968 902 2011 US$ -0.6%
1969 917 2011 US$ +1.7%
1970 948 2011 US$ +3.4%
1971 968 2011 US$ +2.1%
1972 995 2011 US$ +2.8%
1973 1,004 2011 US$ +0.9%
1974 993 2011 US$ -1.1%
1975 972 2011 US$ -2.1%
1976 974 2011 US$ +0.2%
1977 977 2011 US$ +0.3%
1978 952 2011 US$ -2.6%
1979 999 2011 US$ +4.9%
1980 1,033 2011 US$ +3.4%
1981 1,009 2011 US$ -2.3%
1982 980 2011 US$ -2.9%
1983 999 2011 US$ +1.9%
1984 956 2011 US$ -4.3%
1985 880 2011 US$ -7.9%
1986 920 2011 US$ +4.5%
1987 980 2011 US$ +6.5%
1988 969 2011 US$ -1.1%
1989 956 2011 US$ -1.3%
1990 915 2011 US$ -4.3%
1991 810.79 2011 US$ -11.4%
1992 708.37 2011 US$ -12.6%
1993 699.23 2011 US$ -1.3%
1994 731.75 2011 US$ +4.7%
1995 744.14 2011 US$ +1.7%
1996 782.99 2011 US$ +5.2%
1997 815.15 2011 US$ +4.1%
1998 786.28 2011 US$ -3.5%
1999 761.9 2011 US$ -3.1%
2000 771.73 2011 US$ +1.3%
2001 783.9 2011 US$ +1.6%
2002 793.91 2011 US$ +1.3%
2003 764.53 2011 US$ -3.7%
2004 771.47 2011 US$ +0.9%
2005 829.24 2011 US$ +7.5%
2006 880.65 2011 US$ +6.2%
2007 936.37 2011 US$ +6.3%
2008 989.98 2011 US$ +5.7%
2009 1,044 2011 US$ +5.4%
2010 1,106 2011 US$ +6.0%
2011 1,199 2011 US$ +8.4%
2012 1,287 2011 US$ +7.3%
2013 1,365 2011 US$ +6.1%
2014 1,459 2011 US$ +6.9%
2015 1,553 2011 US$ +6.4%
2016 1,635 2011 US$ +5.3%
2017 1,753 2011 US$ +7.2%
2018 1,838 2011 US$ +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 657.5 2011 US$ 622 2011 US$ 682 2011 US$ 10
1960s 830.3 2011 US$ 701 2011 US$ 917 2011 US$ 10
1970s 978.2 2011 US$ 948 2011 US$ 1,004 2011 US$ 10
1980s 968.2 2011 US$ 880 2011 US$ 1,033 2011 US$ 10
1990s 775.56 2011 US$ 699.23 2011 US$ 915 2011 US$ 10
2000s 856.53 2011 US$ 764.53 2011 US$ 1,044 2011 US$ 10
2010s 1,466 2011 US$ 1,106 2011 US$ 1,838 2011 US$ 9

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 126 Afghanistan 1,935 2011 US$ compare
  2. 127 Rwanda 1,929 2011 US$ compare
  3. 128 Gambia 1,882 2011 US$ compare
  4. 130 Haiti 1,729 2011 US$ compare
  5. 131 Comoros 1,724 2011 US$ compare
  6. 132 Sierra Leone 1,684 2011 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia?
History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ethiopia was 1,838 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1,838 2011 US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 622 2011 US$ in 1950.
How does Ethiopia rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Ethiopia ranks 129th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]