Economic Indicators for Ethiopia


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Current account balance-2.92-4.071.77-12.64Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index858.42659.22858.425.84
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )30.2233.8944.36-9.81Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate8.007.5015.086.00%
Interest rates-17.12-8.2917.64-17.67Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt31.4532.5390.2510.73% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )110.6596.58110.6791.60
Human Capital Index0.380.380.390.38Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered34,327.0019,649.0034,327.008,807.00Number
Time required to start a business32.0032.0047.0019.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse136.00134.00149.00134.00Days
Armed forces Personnel138,000.00138,000.00352,500.00120,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services6.598.2416.696.59Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services13.9918.3531.6313.99Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1641271645USD Billions
GDP Growth6.505.3213.86-11.14Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.330.306.300.20Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.100.080.100.01Per 1,000 people
Labor force62,647,499.0060,641,342.0062,647,499.0020,841,257.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education10.565.4810.565.48Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.064.167.404.06Total
Population12712412732Thousands