External debt, end year in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: External debt, end year was 7.20 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Ethiopia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Ethiopia is 7.20 billion current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Ethiopia peaked at 10.35 billion current US$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 169.30 million current US$, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 12th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 367.18 million current US$ | 169.30 million current US$ | 740.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.83 billion current US$ | 823.60 million current US$ | 7.84 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.32 billion current US$ | 5.54 billion current US$ | 10.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 billion current US$ | 2.60 billion current US$ | 7.37 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.47 billion current US$ | 5.74 billion current US$ | 7.20 billion current US$ | 2 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 6,728 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 54 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 21.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 6 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.3% (2017)
- Number of people using the Internet 20.39 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.5939 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Ethiopia?
- External debt, end year in Ethiopia was 7.20 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 billion current US$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.30 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for external debt, end year?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 U.S. dollars.