Ethiopia - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was 15.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 40.90 in 2006, while its lowest value was 4.91 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1981 15.28
1982 15.37
1983 14.92
1984 16.79
1985 13.99
1986 15.81
1987 13.50
1988 14.28
1989 12.27
1990 11.33
1991 4.91
1992 9.61
1993 11.17
1994 20.28
1995 20.45
1996 21.27
1997 19.79
1998 26.58
1999 26.04
2000 21.18
2001 27.53
2002 26.42
2003 36.90
2004 35.06
2005 40.30
2006 40.90
2007 35.96
2008 36.50
2009 28.63
2010 36.52
2011 36.84
2012 35.29
2013 31.58
2014 33.50
2015 30.37
2016 25.87
2017 22.97
2018 21.37
2019 18.03
2020 15.21

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade