Ethiopia Government Debt Over Time (1992–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 127 / 184

Data table

1992	87.9%	2004	103.1%	2016	51.8%
1993	141%	2005	78.2%	2017	55.3%
1994	155.2%	2006	79.6%	2018	58.4%
1995	146.6%	2007	55.7%	2019	54.7%
1996	132.8%	2008	56.1%	2020	53.2%
1997	80.3%	2009	30%	2021	53.8%
1998	89.3%	2010	39.4%	2022	46.9%
1999	97.8%	2011	44.6%	2023	38.7%
2000	93.6%	2012	39.4%	2024	33.4%
2001	97.3%	2013	44.1%	2025	43.1%
2002	107.4%	2014	44.2%	2026	40.4%
2003	103.7%	2015	50.7%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - ETB)

Data table

1992	25.98B	2004	90.13B	2016	812.3B
1993	53.42B	2005	83.99B	2017	1.01T
1994	62.45B	2006	105.6B	2018	1.29T
1995	70.57B	2007	96.53B	2019	1.47T
1996	72.05B	2008	140.2B	2020	1.8T
1997	44.81B	2009	101.1B	2021	2.33T
1998	47.87B	2010	152.2B	2022	2.89T
1999	56.37B	2011	229.5B	2023	3.38T
2000	62.85B	2012	294.1B	2024	3.92T
2001	66.72B	2013	382.3B	2025	6.5T
2002	72.01B	2014	468.4B	2026	7.84T
2003	76.72B	2015	658.6B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 52 / 86

Data table

1992	75.3%	2004	96.5%	2016	47.8%
1993	120.8%	2005	70.1%	2017	51.3%
1994	132.9%	2006	70%	2018	54.8%
1995	125.6%	2007	47.8%	2019	50.7%
1996	113.8%	2008	51.2%	2020	49.6%
1997	68.8%	2009	26%	2021	50.5%
1998	76.5%	2010	35.3%	2022	44.5%
1999	83.8%	2011	39.2%	2023	36.5%
2000	80.2%	2012	34.2%	2024	31.6%
2001	81.9%	2013	38.5%	2025	40.7%
2002	95.3%	2014	39.6%	2026	38.6%
2003	92.6%	2015	45.9%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - ETB)

Data table

1992	22.26B	2004	84.34B	2016	750B
1993	45.76B	2005	75.24B	2017	941B
1994	53.5B	2006	92.84B	2018	1.21T
1995	60.46B	2007	82.88B	2019	1.36T
1996	61.73B	2008	128.1B	2020	1.67T
1997	38.39B	2009	87.64B	2021	2.19T
1998	41.01B	2010	136.3B	2022	2.74T
1999	48.29B	2011	201.9B	2023	3.18T
2000	53.85B	2012	255.7B	2024	3.72T
2001	56.12B	2013	334.1B	2025	6.15T
2002	63.9B	2014	420.1B	2026	7.49T
2003	68.55B	2015	595.9B