Ethiopia External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Ethiopia external debt for 2022 was $28,610,147,243, a 4.58% decline from 2021.
- Ethiopia external debt for 2021 was $29,983,672,807, a 1.25% decline from 2020.
- Ethiopia external debt for 2020 was $30,363,947,104, a 7% increase from 2019.
- Ethiopia external debt for 2019 was $28,377,335,498, a 1.92% increase from 2018.
| Ethiopia External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$28,610,147,243 |
-4.58% |
| 2021 |
$29,983,672,807 |
-1.25% |
| 2020 |
$30,363,947,104 |
7.00% |
| 2019 |
$28,377,335,498 |
1.92% |
| 2018 |
$27,842,524,864 |
6.39% |
| 2017 |
$26,170,602,395 |
11.86% |
| 2016 |
$23,396,722,284 |
14.44% |
| 2015 |
$20,443,875,424 |
20.64% |
| 2014 |
$16,946,037,499 |
34.65% |
| 2013 |
$12,585,463,066 |
20.26% |
| 2012 |
$10,465,118,050 |
21.58% |
| 2011 |
$8,607,523,905 |
18.11% |
| 2010 |
$7,287,411,659 |
35.92% |
| 2009 |
$5,361,419,434 |
88.28% |
| 2008 |
$2,847,636,291 |
9.84% |
| 2007 |
$2,592,599,173 |
16.73% |
| 2006 |
$2,220,991,209 |
-64.04% |
| 2005 |
$6,175,805,430 |
-5.97% |
| 2004 |
$6,568,177,207 |
-9.80% |
| 2003 |
$7,281,813,432 |
11.13% |
| 2002 |
$6,552,441,033 |
14.04% |
| 2001 |
$5,745,843,979 |
4.16% |
| 2000 |
$5,516,263,792 |
-1.01% |
| 1999 |
$5,572,314,681 |
-46.22% |
| 1998 |
$10,360,532,218 |
2.67% |
| 1997 |
$10,090,618,085 |
-0.01% |
| 1996 |
$10,091,749,360 |
-2.25% |
| 1995 |
$10,324,075,338 |
2.42% |
| 1994 |
$10,079,654,018 |
3.73% |
| 1993 |
$9,717,488,584 |
3.87% |
| 1992 |
$9,355,564,836 |
2.43% |
| 1991 |
$9,133,608,406 |
5.65% |
| 1990 |
$8,645,231,101 |
10.05% |
| 1989 |
$7,855,586,230 |
1.80% |
| 1988 |
$7,717,008,721 |
4.60% |
| 1987 |
$7,377,385,232 |
20.07% |
| 1986 |
$6,144,432,381 |
17.88% |
| 1985 |
$5,212,468,613 |
23.45% |
| 1984 |
$4,222,435,579 |
9.81% |
| 1983 |
$3,845,189,805 |
17.25% |
| 1982 |
$3,279,545,191 |
78.06% |
| 1981 |
$1,841,818,082 |
123.61% |
| 1980 |
$823,661,625 |
11.30% |
| 1979 |
$740,065,952 |
30.46% |
| 1978 |
$567,285,829 |
13.29% |
| 1977 |
$500,727,417 |
24.36% |
| 1976 |
$402,645,523 |
17.16% |
| 1975 |
$343,674,713 |
21.38% |
| 1974 |
$283,128,082 |
10.42% |
| 1973 |
$256,405,146 |
12.96% |
| 1972 |
$226,992,442 |
11.04% |
| 1971 |
$204,419,406 |
20.75% |
| 1970 |
$169,291,508 |
20.75% |
