Ethiopia - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia was $17,169,670,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $19,996,790,000 in 2016 and $556,425,200 in 1977.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1977 $556,425,200
1978 $587,584,500
1979 $698,116,000
1980 $857,874,400
1981 $836,328,500
1982 $887,584,500
1983 $964,782,600
1984 $1,050,966,000
1985 $1,111,304,000
1986 $1,204,300,000
1987 $1,240,338,000
1988 $1,286,135,000
1989 $1,141,256,000
1990 $1,270,918,000
1991 $755,169,100
1992 $1,361,006,000
1993 $1,005,000,000
1994 $1,236,062,000
1995 $1,445,626,000
1996 $1,352,557,000
1997 $1,395,860,000
1998 $1,815,350,000
1999 $1,853,476,000
2000 $1,620,981,000
2001 $2,147,330,000
2002 $2,033,738,000
2003 $2,603,706,000
2004 $3,726,774,000
2005 $4,894,689,000
2006 $5,276,122,000
2007 $6,904,527,000
2008 $9,597,929,000
2009 $9,042,847,000
2010 $9,914,637,000
2011 $11,754,570,000
2012 $14,129,940,000
2013 $14,251,240,000
2014 $18,203,820,000
2015 $19,860,790,000
2016 $19,996,790,000
2017 $19,310,440,000
2018 $19,928,880,000
2019 $19,227,220,000
2020 $17,169,670,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Ethiopia was $18,222,800,000 as of 2020. Over the past 9 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $20,124,700,000 in 2016 and $10,079,850,000 in 2011.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2011 $10,079,850,000
2012 $13,699,440,000
2013 $13,812,130,000
2014 $16,182,860,000
2015 $19,565,920,000
2016 $20,124,700,000
2017 $19,195,090,000
2018 $19,235,910,000
2019 $20,022,070,000
2020 $18,222,800,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Ethiopia was 571,230,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 571,230,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 162,487,000,000 in 2011.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2011 162,487,000,000
2012 236,384,000,000
2013 251,301,000,000
2014 308,691,000,000
2015 393,189,000,000
2016 424,750,000,000
2017 430,233,000,000
2018 502,215,000,000
2019 561,703,000,000
2020 571,230,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Ethiopia was 25,352,550,000 as of 2020. Over the past 9 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 25,352,550,000 in 2020 and 10,490,650,000 in 2011.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2011 10,490,650,000
2012 12,820,250,000
2013 13,360,390,000
2014 16,057,180,000
2015 19,565,920,000
2016 19,575,310,000
2017 18,113,330,000
2018 18,512,550,000
2019 21,930,690,000
2020 25,352,550,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Ethiopia was 15.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.21 in 2012 and a minimum value of -7.47 in 2017.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2012 22.21
2013 4.21
2014 20.18
2015 21.85
2016 0.05
2017 -7.47
2018 2.20
2019 18.46
2020 15.60

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Ethiopia was 550,106,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 550,106,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 227,629,000,000 in 2011.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2011 227,629,000,000
2012 278,177,000,000
2013 289,897,000,000
2014 348,413,000,000
2015 424,546,000,000
2016 424,750,000,000
2017 393,028,000,000
2018 401,690,000,000
2019 475,858,000,000
2020 550,106,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was 16.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 31.63 in 2012, while its lowest value was 16.93 in 2020.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2011 31.55
2012 31.63
2013 28.99
2014 29.10
2015 30.29
2016 27.09
2017 23.47
2018 22.83
2019 20.88
2020 16.93

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments