Ethiopia vs Japan

Ethiopia vs Japan: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 1.2% a year in Japan in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 8 percentage points, or 120 times that in Japan.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Japan: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 1.2% a year in Japan in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 8 percentage points, or 120 times that in Japan.
EthiopiaJapanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

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

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaJapan
20259.21.2
20248.10.1
20237.20.9
20226.41.2
20216.33.6
20206.1-4.3
20199-0.3
20187.70.8
201710.21.6
201680.7
201510.41.8
201410.30.9
20139.92
20128.71.6
201111.4-0.2
201010.64.1
200910-5.9
200811.2-1.2
200711.81.7
200611.51.5
200512.61.8
200411.72.1
2003-2.11.4
20021.60.1
20017.40.3
20009.83
19996.3-0.3
1998-4.2-1.8
19972.81.4
199613.53.1
19956.12.3
19943.50.9
199313.4-0.5
1992-8.90.9
1991-7.23.5
19902.64.8
1989-0.54.9
19880.66.7
198713.94.6
19869.73.3
1985-11.45.2
1984-2.34.4
19837.83.6
198213.3
1981–4.3
198043.2
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaJapan
20269.20.8
20277.80.7
20288.20.6
20298.20.6
203080.6
20317.70.6

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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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