Ethiopia vs Spain

Ethiopia vs Spain: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 2.6% a year in Spain in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 4.4 percentage points, or 2.19 times that in Spain.

% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Spain: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 2.6% a year in Spain in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 4.4 percentage points, or 2.19 times that in Spain.
EthiopiaSpainIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Spain.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 7.7% a year and Spain at 1.7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaSpain
20259.22.6
20248.13.7
20237.22.4
20226.46.4
20216.36.7
20206.1-10.9
201992
20187.72.4
201710.22.9
201682.9
201510.44.1
201410.31.5
20139.9-1.4
20128.7-2.9
201111.4-0.6
201010.60.1
200910-3.8
200811.20.8
200711.83.5
200611.54
200512.63.6
200411.73.1
2003-2.12.9
20021.62.8
20017.43.9
20009.85.1
19996.34.7
1998-4.24.5
19972.83.9
199613.52.4
19956.14.1
19943.52.3
199313.4-1.3
1992-8.90.9
1991-7.22.5
19902.63.8
1989-0.55
19880.65.3
198713.95.7
19869.73.4
1985-11.42.4
1984-2.31.7
19837.81.7
198211.2
1981–-0.4
198041.2
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaSpain
20269.22.5
20277.81.8
20288.21.8
20298.21.7
203081.7
20317.71.7

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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