Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
0 BoP, current US$
World rank
17th
of 46 countries
All-time high
4.39 billion BoP, current US$
in 1997
All-time low
0 BoP, current US$
in 1965
Years of data
44
1965–2008
Debt service not paid in Ethiopia, 1965–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2008, debt service not paid in Ethiopia stood at 0 BoP, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service not paid in Ethiopia peaked at 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1965.
That places Ethiopia 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.62 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 255.60 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 55.60 million BoP, current US$ | -78.2% |
| 1995 | 45.90 million BoP, current US$ | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 251.57 million BoP, current US$ | +448.1% |
| 1997 | 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +1644.1% |
| 1998 | 444.70 million BoP, current US$ | -89.9% |
| 1999 | 329.52 million BoP, current US$ | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 100.60 million BoP, current US$ | -69.5% |
| 2001 | 867.45 million BoP, current US$ | +762.3% |
| 2002 | 89.30 million BoP, current US$ | -89.7% |
| 2003 | 69.20 million BoP, current US$ | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 81.50 million BoP, current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 84.30 million BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.20 million BoP, current US$. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) 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 | +1644.1% | 251.57 million BoP, current US$ | 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2001 | +762.3% | 100.60 million BoP, current US$ | 867.45 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 577.42 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.59 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 867.45 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 14 Chad 2.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Sao Tome and Principe 2 BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 0.0019 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Algeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Cape Verde 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Egypt 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Libya 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Malawi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mauritius 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Morocco 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mozambique 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 154.44 (2025)
- 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 in Ethiopia?
- Debt service not paid in Ethiopia was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest debt service not paid recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest debt service not paid recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1965.
- How does Ethiopia rank for debt service not paid?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2008.
- Is debt service not paid rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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