Ethiopia - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Ethiopia was 15.84 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 53 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.39 in 2008 and a minimum value of -9.81 in 1986.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1966 -1.36
1967 0.81
1968 0.18
1969 1.43
1970 10.12
1971 0.54
1972 -6.08
1973 8.91
1974 8.59
1975 6.55
1976 28.54
1977 16.66
1978 14.31
1979 16.03
1980 4.48
1981 6.14
1982 5.89
1983 -0.68
1984 8.42
1985 19.06
1986 -9.81
1987 -2.43
1988 7.08
1989 7.82
1990 5.15
1991 35.72
1992 10.53
1993 3.54
1994 7.59
1995 10.02
1996 -8.48
1997 2.40
1998 0.89
1999 7.94
2000 0.66
2001 -8.24
2002 1.65
2003 17.76
2004 3.26
2005 12.94
2006 12.31
2007 17.24
2008 44.39
2009 8.47
2010 8.14
2011 32.01
2012 23.38
2013 7.46
2014 6.89
2015 9.57
2016 6.63
2017 10.68
2018 13.83
2019 15.84

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Ethiopia was 18.24 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.54 in 2012 and a minimum value of -6.12 in 1987.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1982 4.27
1983 2.70
1984 -2.73
1985 31.79
1986 -5.27
1987 -6.12
1988 3.11
1989 5.58
1990 3.27
1991 19.08
1992 15.53
1993 13.38
1994 2.93
1995 12.71
1996 0.24
1997 0.21
1998 -0.15
1999 2.22
2000 9.46
2001 -5.76
2002 -3.62
2003 12.77
2004 3.91
2005 9.88
2006 11.55
2007 17.22
2008 30.31
2009 24.15
2010 1.44
2011 20.06
2012 33.54
2013 4.90
2014 10.98
2015 10.84
2016 10.40
2017 6.68
2018 12.38
2019 12.86
2020 18.24

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Ethiopia was 18.24 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 33.54 in 2012 and -5.76 in 2001.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3.27
1991 19.08
1992 15.53
1993 13.38
1994 2.93
1995 12.71
1996 0.24
1997 0.21
1998 -0.15
1999 2.22
2000 6.80
2001 -5.76
2002 -3.62
2003 12.77
2004 3.91
2005 9.88
2006 11.55
2007 17.22
2008 30.31
2009 24.15
2010 1.44
2011 20.06
2012 33.54
2013 4.90
2014 10.98
2015 10.84
2016 10.40
2017 6.68
2018 12.38
2019 12.86
2020 18.24

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices