External debt, end year in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: External debt, end year was 100.30 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
100.30 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 43.8%
World rank
26th
of 47 countries
All-time high
100.30 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
425.03 current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
42
1970–2011

External debt, end year in Ethiopia, 1970–2011

025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B1970199020111970: 423.2M current LCU1971: 509.7M current LCU1972: 521.9M current LCU1973: 538.1M current LCU1974: 586.0M current LCU1975: 711.5M current LCU1976: 833.4M current LCU1977: 1.0B current LCU1978: 1.2B current LCU1979: 1.5B current LCU1980: 1.7B current LCU1981: 3.8B current LCU1982: 6.8B current LCU1983: 8.0B current LCU1984: 8.7B current LCU1985: 10.8B current LCU1986: 12.7B current LCU1987: 15.2B current LCU1988: 15.9B current LCU1989: 16.2B current LCU1990: 17.9B current LCU1991: 18.9B current LCU1992: 19.3B current LCU1993: 41.4B current LCU1994: 51.5B current LCU1995: 60.4B current LCU1996: 62.4B current LCU1997: 33.1B current LCU1998: 35.5B current LCU1999: 39.9B current LCU2000: 44.4B current LCU2001: 47.7B current LCU2002: 53.2B current LCU2003: 58.2B current LCU2004: 63.5B current LCU2005: 52.1B current LCU2006: 49.0B current LCU2007: 22.8B current LCU2008: 30.6B current LCU2009: 425 current LCU2010: 69.8B current LCU2011: 100.3B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, external debt, end year in Ethiopia stood at 100.30 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Ethiopia peaked at 100.30 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 425.03 current LCU, in 2009.

Ethiopia ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 786.65 million current LCU 423.25 million current LCU 1.53 billion current LCU 10
1980s 9.99 billion current LCU 1.70 billion current LCU 16.23 billion current LCU 10
1990s 38.02 billion current LCU 17.86 billion current LCU 62.37 billion current LCU 10
2000s 42.16 billion current LCU 425.03 current LCU 63.53 billion current LCU 10
2010s 85.03 billion current LCU 69.75 billion current LCU 100.30 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 23 Morocco 114.55 billion current LCU compare
  2. 24 South Africa 110.07 billion current LCU compare
  3. 25 Comoros 103.62 billion current LCU compare
  4. 27 Central African Republic 92.22 billion current LCU compare
  5. 28 Djibouti 74.58 billion current LCU compare
  6. 29 Sudan 71.70 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Ethiopia?
External debt, end year in Ethiopia was 100.30 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 100.30 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 425.03 current LCU in 2009.
How does Ethiopia rank for external debt, end year?
Ethiopia ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.