Subsidies in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Subsidies was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Ethiopia, 1976–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0 GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Ethiopia peaked at 284.92 million GFS, current LCU in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 GFS, current LCU, in 1976.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 6.25 million GFS, current LCU | 4 |
| 1980s | 90.57 million GFS, current LCU | 25.44 million GFS, current LCU | 284.92 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.54 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 174.50 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 10 GFS, current LCU compare
- 30 Mali 4 GFS, current LCU compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 2 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Central African Republic 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Chad 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Comoros 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Gambia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Kenya 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Namibia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Nigeria 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Seychelles 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 South Africa 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Tanzania 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Uganda 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 0 GFS, current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- 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 subsidies in Ethiopia?
- Subsidies in Ethiopia was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 284.92 million GFS, current LCU in 1983.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GFS, current LCU in 1976.
- How does Ethiopia rank for subsidies?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.