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Economic Indicators
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Economic Indicators

As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Ethiopia’s economy has achieved robust, broad-
based growth averaging 10.3% a year from 2006/07 to 2016/17, compared to a regional average of
5.4%. 

Ethiopia has made signi cant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The share of
its population living below poverty line fell from more than 44 percent in 2000 to around 30 percent
in 2010; by the end of the GTP I period (2014/15), the gures fell further to 23.4 percent (National
Planning Commission 2015).

Economic growth 2012/13-2016/17

Economic growth 2012 13 2016 17

Value of Exports by Major Commodities  

Value of imports by Major Commodities
 

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 Source: National Bank of Ethiopia

Exports by destination (2016/2017)                                                                                                                     

Imports by origin (2016/17)

Exports by destination 2016 2017   

Imports by origin 2016 17
 

 Source: National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE)

FDI in ow

FDI In ow

Fast economic growth, conducive investment climate, large market size and high-level government
commitment towards FDI attraction have contributed to the growth of FDI in ow into Ethiopia-making
the country the second largest recipient of FDI in Africa.
East Africa, the fastest-growing region in Africa, received $7.6 billion in FDI in 2017, of which Ethiopia
absorbed nearly half and is now the second largest recipient of FDI in Africa after Egypt (UNCTAD,
World Investment Report 2018).

FDI Inward Stock 

 FDI Inward Stock

Demographics: distribution of the population according to age

0-14 years: % (male 21,273,689 / female 20,781,262)

15-24 years: % (male 11,488,831 / female 11,302,256)
25-54 years: % (male 15,682,287 / female 15,983,019)
55-64 years: 1,929,554 / female 2,213,067)
65 years and over: % (male 1,706,335 / female 1,984,631) (2017 est.)

Population Demographics

Source: PopulationPyramid.net                       

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