Ethiopia vs Italy

Ethiopia vs Italy: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 0.5% a year in Italy in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 7.3 percentage points, or 10 times that in Italy.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Italy: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 0.5% a year in Italy in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 7.3 percentage points, or 10 times that in Italy.
EthiopiaItalyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Italy.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 7.7% a year and Italy at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaItaly
20259.20.5
20248.10.8
20237.20.9
20226.44.8
20216.38.9
20206.1-8.9
201990.4
20187.70.8
201710.21.6
201681.2
201510.40.9
201410.3-0
20139.9-1.8
20128.7-3.1
201111.40.7
201010.61.5
200910-5.3
200811.2-1
200711.81.5
200611.51.8
200512.60.8
200411.71.5
2003-2.10.1
20021.60.3
20017.42
20009.83.9
19996.31.7
1998-4.21.8
19972.81.9
199613.51.5
19956.12.9
19943.52.2
199313.4-0.9
1992-8.90.8
1991-7.21.4
19902.62.1
1989-0.53.4
19880.64.2
198713.93.2
19869.72.9
1985-11.42.8
1984-2.33.2
19837.81.2
198210.4
1981–4.7
198043.1
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaItaly
20269.20.8
20277.80.6
20288.20.7
20298.20.6
203080.6
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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