Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Ethiopia's government debt stands at 43.26% as of 2025-12-31, up from 33.48% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Ethiopia's government debt was 43.26%, up from 33.48% in 2024.
In 2024, Ethiopia's government debt was 33.48%, down from 38.73% in 2023.
In 2023, Ethiopia's government debt was 38.73%, down from 46.94% in 2022.
In 2022, Ethiopia's government debt was 46.94%, down from 53.78% in 2021.
In 2021, Ethiopia's government debt was 53.78%, up from 53.25% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.26% | +9.78% |
| 2024 | 33.48% | -5.26% |
| 2023 | 38.73% | -8.21% |
| 2022 | 46.94% | -6.84% |
| 2021 | 53.78% | +0.5349% |
| 2020 | 53.25% | -1.45% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | -3.75% |
| 2018 | 58.45% | +3.17% |
| 2017 | 55.28% | +3.47% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +1.06% |
| 2015 | 50.74% | +6.59% |
| 2014 | 44.15% | +0.0486% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +4.75% |
| 2012 | 39.36% | -5.21% |
| 2011 | 44.56% | +5.13% |
| 2010 | 39.44% | +9.48% |
| 2009 | 29.96% | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 56.06% | +0.3521% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | -23.93% |
| 2006 | 79.63% | +1.39% |
| 2005 | 78.24% | -24.87% |
| 2004 | 103.1% | -0.5866% |
| 2003 | 103.69% | -3.67% |
| 2002 | 107.36% | +10.04% |
| 2001 | 97.32% | +3.69% |
| 2000 | 93.63% | -4.15% |
| 1999 | 97.78% | +8.49% |
| 1998 | 89.29% | +9.03% |
| 1997 | 80.26% | -52.54% |
| 1996 | 132.8% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Ethiopia's government debt is 43.26% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 33.48% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 132.8% (1996); the lowest is 29.96% (2009), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.