Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ethiopia's external debt stands at 39.97B as of 2025-12-31, up from 36.65B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Ethiopia's external debt was 39.97B, up from 36.65B in 2024.
In 2024, Ethiopia's external debt was 36.65B, up from 33.27B in 2023.
In 2023, Ethiopia's external debt was 33.27B, up from 30.62B in 2022.
In 2022, Ethiopia's external debt was 30.62B, down from 32.00B in 2021.
In 2021, Ethiopia's external debt was 32.00B, down from 32.36B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.97B | +3.33B |
| 2024 | 36.65B | +3.37B |
| 2023 | 33.27B | +2.65B |
| 2022 | 30.62B | -1.38B |
| 2021 | 32.00B | -363.86M |
| 2020 | 32.36B | +1.99B |
| 2019 | 30.38B | +534.81M |
| 2018 | 29.84B | +3.67B |
| 2017 | 26.17B | +2.77B |
| 2016 | 23.40B | +2.95B |
| 2015 | 20.44B | +3.50B |
| 2014 | 16.95B | +4.36B |
| 2013 | 12.59B | +2.12B |
| 2012 | 10.47B | +1.86B |
| 2011 | 8.61B | +1.32B |
| 2010 | 7.29B | +1.93B |
| 2009 | 5.36B | +2.51B |
| 2008 | 2.85B | +255.04M |
| 2007 | 2.59B | +371.61M |
| 2006 | 2.22B | -3.95B |
| 2005 | 6.18B | -392.37M |
| 2004 | 6.57B | -713.64M |
| 2003 | 7.28B | +729.37M |
| 2002 | 6.55B | +806.60M |
| 2001 | 5.75B | +229.58M |
| 2000 | 5.52B | -56.05M |
| 1999 | 5.57B | -4.79B |
| 1998 | 10.36B | +269.91M |
| 1997 | 10.09B | -1.13M |
| 1996 | 10.09B | -232.33M |
| 1995 | 10.32B | +244.42M |
| 1994 | 10.08B | +362.17M |
| 1993 | 9.72B | +361.92M |
| 1992 | 9.36B | +221.96M |
| 1991 | 9.13B | +488.38M |
| 1990 | 8.65B | +789.64M |
| 1989 | 7.86B | +138.58M |
| 1988 | 7.72B | +339.62M |
| 1987 | 7.38B | +1.23B |
| 1986 | 6.14B | +931.96M |
| 1985 | 5.21B | +990.03M |
| 1984 | 4.22B | +377.25M |
| 1983 | 3.85B | +565.64M |
| 1982 | 3.28B | +1.44B |
| 1981 | 1.84B | +1.02B |
| 1980 | 823.66M | +83.60M |
| 1979 | 740.07M | +172.78M |
| 1978 | 567.29M | +66.56M |
| 1977 | 500.73M | +98.08M |
| 1976 | 402.65M | +58.97M |
| 1975 | 343.67M | +60.55M |
| 1974 | 283.13M | +26.72M |
| 1973 | 256.41M | +29.41M |
| 1972 | 226.99M | +22.57M |
| 1971 | 204.42M | +35.13M |
| 1970 | 169.29M | — |
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Ethiopia's external debt is 39.97B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 36.65B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 39.97B (2025); the lowest is 169.29M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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