Ethiopia vs Senegal

Ethiopia vs Senegal: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Senegal.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Senegal: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Senegal.
EthiopiaSenegalIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

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

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaSenegal
20259.26.7
20248.16.5
20237.24.3
20226.43.9
20216.36.5
20206.11.3
201994.6
20187.76.2
201710.27.4
201686.4
201510.46.4
201410.36.2
20139.92.4
20128.74
201111.41.3
201010.63.4
2009102.8
200811.23.7
200711.82.8
200611.52.3
200512.64.3
200411.74.6
2003-2.15.6
20021.60.1
20017.44.3
20009.83.9
19996.36
1998-4.26
19972.82.7
199613.51.9
19956.16.1
19943.5-0.2
199313.41.3
1992-8.91.2
1991-7.22.6
19902.6-0.7
1989-0.54
19880.6-0.6
198713.96.1
19869.73.1
1985-11.43.3
1984-2.33.7
19837.8-5.3
198217.8
1981–5.1
19804-0.8
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaSenegal
20269.2–
20277.8–
20288.2–
20298.2–
20308–
20317.7–

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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