Ethiopia vs Germany

Ethiopia vs Germany: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 0.2% a year in Germany in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 8 percentage points, or 1,200 times that in Germany.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Germany: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 0.2% a year in Germany in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 8 percentage points, or 1,200 times that in Germany.
EthiopiaGermanyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Germany.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 7.7% a year and Germany at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaGermany
20259.20.2
20248.10
20237.2-1
20226.41.9
20216.34
20206.1-4
201991.1
20187.71.2
201710.22.9
201682.3
201510.41.8
201410.32.2
20139.90.5
20128.70.5
201111.43.8
201010.64.1
200910-5.5
200811.20.9
200711.82.9
200611.53.9
200512.60.9
200411.71.2
2003-2.1-0.5
20021.6-0.2
20017.41.6
20009.82.9
19996.32.1
1998-4.22.1
19972.81.9
199613.51
19956.11.5
19943.52.6
199313.4-1
1992-8.92
1991-7.25
19902.65.7
1989-0.53.9
19880.63.7
198713.91.5
19869.72.4
1985-11.42.2
1984-2.32.8
19837.81.6
19821-0.8
1981–0.1
198041.3
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaGermany
20269.21.3
20277.81.1
20288.21.1
20298.20.9
203080.7
20317.70.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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