Ethiopia vs Netherlands

Ethiopia vs Netherlands: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 1.6% a year in Netherlands in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 7 percentage points, or 7.53 times that in Netherlands.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Netherlands: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 1.6% a year in Netherlands in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 7 percentage points, or 7.53 times that in Netherlands.
EthiopiaNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Netherlands.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 7.7% a year and Netherlands at 1.2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaNetherlands
20259.21.6
20248.11.1
20237.2-0.6
20226.45
20216.36.3
20206.1-3.9
201992.3
20187.72.3
201710.22.8
201682.4
201510.42.1
201410.31.6
20139.9-0
20128.7-1
201111.41.8
201010.61.3
200910-3.7
200811.22.1
200711.83.9
200611.53.5
200512.62
200411.72
2003-2.10.1
20021.60.2
20017.42.3
20009.84.2
19996.35
1998-4.24.7
19972.84.2
199613.53.4
19956.13.1
19943.53
199313.41.3
1992-8.91.6
1991-7.22.5
19902.64.2
1989-0.54.5
19880.64.6
198713.91.9
19869.73.1
1985-11.42.7
1984-2.33.1
19837.81.8
19821-1.3
1981–-0.5
19804–
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaNetherlands
20269.21.5
20277.81.3
20288.21.4
20298.21.3
203081.2
20317.71.2

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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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