Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official reference | 162.61 | 26 Sep 2026, 00:02 UTC | NBE reference (open.er-api.com) |
| Marketretail | 163.97 | 26 Sep 2026, 12:10 UTC | Remitly |
| Premium | +0.83% | — | market vs official |
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Bank of Ethiopia Policy rate | 16.00% | 13 Jul 2026 | National Bank of Ethiopia |
As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 UTC
Inflation
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
91-day
4.015%
2 Sep 2026
182-day
5.142%
2 Sep 2026
364-day
7.852%
2 Sep 2026
Steep — 364-day above 91-day.
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Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
20 of 28 indicators improving improving
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
135.5M · 2025
↑ 34.4M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,622 · 2025
↑ $2,137 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
7% · 2025
↓ 0.3 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
67.6 years · 2024
↑ 4.7 years since 2014
Child mortality
44.5 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 23.2 since 2014
Internet users
21.9% · 2024
↑ 14.2 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
4.2% · 2025
↑ 0.2 pts since 2014
Electricity access
56.6% · 2024
↑ 29.4 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
38.6% · 2021
↑ 5.6 pts since 2015
National poverty line
33.1% · 2021
↑ 9.6 pts since 2015
Adult literacy
60.5% · 2022
↑ 13 pts since 2016
Debt service / exports
11.5% · 2024
↓ 0.3 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$13.2B · 2024
↑ $6.8B since 2014
GDP growth
9.8% · 2025
↓ 0.5 pts since 2014
GDP
$126.4B · 2025
↑ $70.7B since 2014
Unemployment
3.3% · 2025
↑ 1 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$4B · 2024
↑ $2.2B since 2014
Remittances
$7.1B · 2024
↑ $5.3B since 2014
External debt
$36.5B · 2024
↑ $19.6B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
32.8% · 2025
↓ 5.7 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
36.6% · 2025
↓ 3.3 pts since 2014
Investment rate
20.1% · 2025
↓ 17.9 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
118.50 · 2024
↑ 17.60 since 2014
FX reserves
$3.8B · 2024
↑ $259.1M since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
not available
Deposit rate
not available
Gini index
31.10 · 2021
↓ 3.90 since 2015
Health expenditure
2.8% · 2023
↓ 1.2 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2023
↑ 0.1 since 2018
Tertiary enrollment
5.9% · 2014
Tourist arrivals
518,000 · 2020
↓ 252,000 since 2014
Account ownership
48.8% · 2024
↑ 27 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$99.88 · 2024
↑ $36.73 since 2014
Median age
18.7 years · 2023
↑ 2 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
11.3% · 2026
↓ 3.6 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
40.4% · 2026
↓ 3.7 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
Br7.8T · 2026
↑ Br7.4T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-2.4% · 2026
↑ 5.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-1.8% · 2026
↑ 0.8 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.26 · 2025
↑ 0.03 since 2014
Minimum wage
no statutory minimum
No enacted national private-sector minimum-wage proclamation
No statutory national minimum. Not the civil-service floor, and not ETB 0.
Trade profile
Exports
$13.2B · 2024
↑ $6.8B since 2014
Imports
$25.1B · 2024
↑ $6.9B since 2014
Balance derived
−$11.9B · 2024
↓ $130.1M since 2014
Top exports · 2023
Products
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Top imports · 2023
Products
Partners
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