EASTERN AFRICA

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa · pop. 112M · Amharic · Ethiopian birr · landlocked

conflict

1 event · 2 killed · 2 civilians

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#122

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #132 in 1995.

2024 · −1.09

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	−1.72
1996	−1.83	−0.11 pts
1997low	−1.93	−0.10 pts
1998	−1.77	+0.16 pts
1999	−1.75	+0.02 pts
2000	−1.62	+0.13 pts
2001	−1.44	+0.19 pts
2002	−1.79	−0.35 pts
2003	−1.67	+0.11 pts
2004	−1.53	+0.15 pts
2005	−1.15	+0.37 pts
2006	−1.36	−0.21 pts
2007	−1.20	+0.16 pts
2008	−1.05	+0.15 pts
2009	−1.11	−0.06 pts
2010	−1.14	−0.03 pts
2011	−1.41	−0.27 pts
2012	−1.13	+0.28 pts
2013	−1.03	+0.10 pts
2014high	−1.00	+0.03 pts
2015	−1.11	−0.11 pts
2016	−1.06	+0.05 pts
2017	−1.10	−0.04 pts
2018	−1.00	+0.10 pts
2019	−1.11	−0.11 pts
2020	−1.09	+0.02 pts
2021	−1.11	−0.02 pts
2022	−1.07	+0.04 pts
2023	−1.07	0 pts
2024latest	−1.09	−0.02 pts

economic momentum

$1,134

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $1,134

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	$262
1991	$278	+5.9%
1992	$207	−25.3%
1993	$169	−18.7%
1994	$128	−24.2%
1995	$137	+6.9%
1996	$147	+7.9%
1997	$143	−2.7%
1998	$126	−11.8%
1999	$121	−4.5%
2000	$122	+1.3%
2001	$118	−3.1%
2002low	$110	−7.5%
2003	$117	+6.6%
2004	$133	+14.0%
2005	$158	+18.8%
2006	$189	+19.7%
2007	$237	+25.2%
2008	$316	+33.4%
2009	$369	+16.5%
2010	$331	−10.3%
2011	$343	+3.8%
2012	$452	+31.8%
2013	$484	+7.1%
2014	$550	+13.6%
2015	$598	+8.7%
2016	$642	+7.3%
2017	$696	+8.5%
2018	$740	+6.2%
2019	$793	+7.3%
2020	$830	+4.6%
2021	$893	+7.6%
2022	$982	+10.0%
2023	$1,056	+7.5%
2024latest	$1,134	+7.4%

prices

21.0%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 21.0%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	5.2%
1991	35.7%	+30.6 pts
1992	10.5%	−25.2 pts
1993	3.5%	−6.98 pts
1994	7.6%	+4.05 pts
1995	10.0%	+2.43 pts
1996low	−8.5%	−18.5 pts
1997	2.4%	+10.9 pts
1998	0.9%	−1.50 pts
1999	7.9%	+7.05 pts
2000	0.7%	−7.28 pts
2001	−8.2%	−8.90 pts
2002	0.7%	+8.91 pts
2003	13.7%	+13.0 pts
2004	3.3%	−10.3 pts
2005	10.0%	+6.64 pts
2006	12.3%	+2.33 pts
2007	17.2%	+4.94 pts
2008high	44.4%	+27.1 pts
2009	8.5%	−35.9 pts
2010	8.1%	−0.33 pts
2011	33.2%	+25.1 pts
2012	23.6%	−9.65 pts
2013	7.5%	−16.1 pts
2014	6.9%	−0.57 pts
2015	9.6%	+2.68 pts
2016	6.6%	−2.94 pts
2017	10.7%	+4.06 pts
2018	13.8%	+3.15 pts
2019	15.8%	+1.98 pts
2020	20.4%	+4.55 pts
2021	26.8%	+6.48 pts
2022	33.9%	+7.05 pts
2023	30.2%	−3.67 pts
2024latest	21.0%	−9.18 pts

demographic curve

3.9 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 7.3 in 1980.

2024 · 3.9

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960	6.5
1961	6.5	+0.3%
1962	6.6	+0.4%
1963	6.6	+0.4%
1964	6.6	+0.4%
1965	6.6	+0.3%
1966	6.7	+0.5%
1967	6.7	+0.3%
1968	6.7	+0.2%
1969	6.7	+0.3%
1970	6.8	+0.9%
1971	6.8	+0.8%
1972	6.9	+0.8%
1973	7.0	+1.0%
1974	7.0	+0.8%
1975	7.1	+0.9%
1976	7.1	+0.7%
1977	7.2	+0.8%
1978	7.2	+0.6%
1979	7.2	+0.3%
1980	7.3	+0.5%
1981	7.3	+0.4%
1982	7.3	+0.3%
1983	7.4	+0.2%
1984high	7.4	+0.1%
1985	7.3	−0.2%
1986	7.3	−0.3%
1987	7.3	−0.3%
1988	7.3	−0.4%
1989	7.2	−0.5%
1990	7.2	−0.5%
1991	7.2	−0.5%
1992	7.1	−0.5%
1993	7.1	−0.5%
1994	7.1	−0.5%
1995	7.0	−0.8%
1996	6.9	−1.0%
1997	6.9	−0.9%
1998	6.8	−1.1%
1999	6.7	−1.0%
2000	6.7	−1.0%
2001	6.6	−1.1%
2002	6.5	−1.2%
2003	6.4	−1.5%
2004	6.3	−1.5%
2005	6.2	−1.7%
2006	6.0	−2.4%
2007	5.9	−2.6%
2008	5.7	−3.3%
2009	5.5	−3.6%
2010	5.3	−3.8%
2011	5.1	−3.8%
2012	4.9	−3.8%
2013	4.7	−3.7%
2014	4.6	−2.2%
2015	4.5	−1.7%
2016	4.5	−1.2%
2017	4.4	−1.6%
2018	4.4	−0.7%
2019	4.3	−0.5%
2020	4.3	−1.7%
2021	4.2	−2.3%
2022	4.1	−2.3%
2023	4.0	−2.3%
2024latest	3.9	−2.0%

Metrics

population

112M

14 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$136B

59 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$1,056

147 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$1B

71 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

0.9%

120 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

1.1M km²

29 of 176

REST Countries
population density

102 /km²

62 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

67.3 yr

135 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

17%

160 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

0.15 t

155 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

24%

162 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

3.9

25 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

0.9%

130 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

4.8%

50 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
r&d % of gdp

0.3%

77 of 123

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
researchers per million

89

96 of 118

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
scientific articles / yr

7.2K

51 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

4%

94 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

31.1

37 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

5%

24 of 166

ILO via World Bank
adult literacy

60%

94 of 109

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.10

128 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

37

85 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

33.6

86 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.497

151 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

1.0M

8 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

164K

16 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data