Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation (BoP, current US$) was 2 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation in Ethiopia, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2 BoP, current US$ for debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in 2011.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Ethiopia peaked at 260.89 million BoP, current US$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, -3.82 billion BoP, current US$, in 1997.
That places Ethiopia 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.43 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 151.71 million BoP, current US$ | +54.1% |
| 1992 | 260.89 million BoP, current US$ | +72.0% |
| 1993 | -74.60 million BoP, current US$ | -128.6% |
| 1994 | 110.60 million BoP, current US$ | -248.3% |
| 1995 | 99.80 million BoP, current US$ | -9.8% |
| 1996 | -132.60 million BoP, current US$ | -232.9% |
| 1997 | -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ | +2783.8% |
| 1998 | 52.43 million BoP, current US$ | -101.4% |
| 1999 | 121.99 million BoP, current US$ | +132.7% |
| 2000 | 40.20 million BoP, current US$ | -67.0% |
| 2001 | -810.33 million BoP, current US$ | -2115.7% |
| 2002 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2003 | -0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 1 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 2 BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -2783.8% | -132.60 million BoP, current US$ | -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2001 | -2115.7% | 40.20 million BoP, current US$ | -810.33 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -313.52 million BoP, current US$ | -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 260.89 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -85.57 million BoP, current US$ | -810.33 million BoP, current US$ | 40.20 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5 BoP, current US$ | 1 BoP, current US$ | 2 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 2 Zimbabwe 476.27 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 Congo 90.30 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 4 Guinea 3 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Benin 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Mali 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Mauritius 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Mozambique 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 South Africa 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.69 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 101.56 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 156.32 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.95 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 64.76 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5153 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 6.4 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.77 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Ethiopia?
- Debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Ethiopia was 2 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest debt service not paid: arrears accumulation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 260.89 million BoP, current US$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest debt service not paid: arrears accumulation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for debt service not paid: arrears accumulation?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt service not paid: arrears accumulation rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In the standard presentation of the balance of payments, arrears of interest and amortization--amounts that are past due and unpaid--are recorded as if the amounts had been paid on schedule, and an offsetting entry is made to reflect the associated new, short-term commitments. Data are in current US dollars.