Ethiopia
ETH Sub-Saharan AfricaState of play
The Horn of Africa's most populous state and one of only two African countries never formally colonised; landlocked since Eritrea's independence.
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GDP growth9.77% per year · 2025▲ 28.4% vs previous
Military expenditure0.65% of GDP · 2024▼ 26.3% vs previous
Net energy imports10.8% of use · 2022▼ 3.16% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness33.5% of GDP · 2025▲ 92.3% vs previous
Population135.5Mpeople · 2025▲ 2.58% vs previous
Displaced from here312.8Kpeople · 2025▼ 3.02% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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