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Ethiopia

Africa · Capital: Addis Ababa · Currency: Ethiopian birr (ETB)

Ethiopia is a country in Africa, with its capital at Addis Ababa. It has a GDP of $149.74B (2024), a population of 135.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,134.

GDP
$149.74B

2024 · #60 of 200

GDP per capita
$1,134

2024 · #179 of 200

Population
135.5M

2025 · #10 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,622

2025 · #167 of 185

Economy

GDP
$149.74B2024 · #60
GDP per capita
$1,1342024 · #179
GDP growth
7.61%2024 · #9
Inflation
21.04%2024 · #160
Unemployment
3.32%2025 · #53
Population
135.5M2025 · #10
GDP (PPP)
$490.64B2025 · #53
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,6222025 · #167
Gini index
31.12021 · #41
Government debt
40.4%2026 · #58

People

Median age
20.4 yrs2024 · #201
Fertility rate
3.9 children/woman2024 · #27
Urbanization
24.1%2025 · #206
Net migration
+24,054/yr2025 · #30
Life expectancy
67.6 yrs2024 · #169
HDI
0.4972023 · #180
Homicide rate
8.5 per 100k2012 · #137

Money

Corporate tax
30%2024 · #27
Top income tax
35%2024 · #58

Figures

Internet users
21.9%2024 · #170
CO₂ per capita
0.1 t2024 · #187
Area
1.10M km²#28
Population density
123 /km²2025 · #90
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
43 destinations2026 · #182
Corruption index
37/1002024 · #100
Military spending
0.7%2024 · #131
Renewable energy
90.6%2021 · #7

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Ethiopia.

  1. 1ethio telecomTelecommunications13,549 employees