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Egypt vs Ethiopia

Egypt and Ethiopia side by side across 168 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$429.65B vs $121.53BEgypt vs Ethiopia
GDP per Capita$3,904 vs $1,081Egypt vs Ethiopia
Population118.37M vs 135.47MEgypt vs Ethiopia

Indicator by indicator

168 indicators
Indicator Egypt EthiopiaPeriod
GDPEconomy$429.65B$121.53B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,904$1,0812026
Inflation RateEconomy14.9%11.8%2026-07
Official Exchange RateEconomy50.32 LCU/USD160.46 LCU/USD2026-08
Budget BalanceEconomy-12.1%-1.8%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy6.8%3.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy87%40.4%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-42.71B$-8.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.2%9.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,260$1,1102025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,330$3,6202025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.39T$490.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.6%32.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy32.1%27.8%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.5%4.2%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy47.3%36.6%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy12.9%20.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$41.52B$7.14B2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.4%4.8%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy42%—2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$48.88B$3.78B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy25.8%—2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—3.4%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy44.6%68.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy18.5%58.5%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy43.1%48.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy23.8%—2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy51.3%33.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy25%16.7%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.2%-2.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$15.45B$3.8B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.2%3.6%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—7.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—9.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy15.3%—2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy42.227.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$4$422023
Lending Interest RateEconomy24.3%—2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-7%—2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy8.1%19.7%2025/2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy17.5%60.1%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy29.4%6.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy53.1%33.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy23.9%84.1%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy93.4%80.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy6.614.32024/2023
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.110.12024/2023
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.8%7%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy8.9%0.9%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$72.39B$16.79B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$115.11B$25.49B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6030.7632025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1240.4342025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.5%0%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade51.9%9.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.9%80.4%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.8%3.8%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade19.8%13.3%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade31.5%20.2%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7540.4972023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3980.4972023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5820.3262023
PopulationDemographics118.37M135.47M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%2.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics71.8 years67.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics24.7 years19.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.743.912024
Rural PopulationDemographics57.1%75.9%2025
Population Under 15Demographics31.6%38.8%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics42.9%24.1%2025
Population DensityDemographics120.7/km²138.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics20.530.32026
Death RateDemographics5.65.732026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.440.22026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics74 years71 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics69.7 years64.4 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.8%4.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth20.834.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.9%2.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health—0.142023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71332023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth57.2%46.3%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth57.3%8.1%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth17194.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth22.444.52024
Neonatal MortalityHealth13.925.22024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth101412024
Measles ImmunizationHealth97%77%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth98%81%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth18.4%42%2024
Basic SanitationHealth39.8%2.3%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth22.4%4.4%2024
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth41.168.22024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$141$352023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth25%5.2%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare12.9%35.5%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education—2.3%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation38%—2025
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.5%77.5%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation93.4%45.2%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation70%26.7%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation87.1%—2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.8%—2024
UndernourishmentFood Security9.4%19.7%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—8.5M2026-01
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture4.1%34.1%2023
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—575.7K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture780K t4.1M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—1.13M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture7.21M t11.7M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture6.43M t282.72K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture9.4M t6.19M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture7,585 kg/ha3,444 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture9,132 kg/ha2,994 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture6,778 kg/ha2,904 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.6M head71.9M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance30372024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1870.2572025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1150.12025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.7290.5292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.83-0.442024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.1-0.652024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.75-1.052024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.98-1.882024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.5-0.832024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.6-1.242024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance3 deaths5.46K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance132025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance062025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance042025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian220.03K1.01M2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.38M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian878.27K112.99K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.6%21.9%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology97.165.12024
4G CoverageTechnology98%73.9%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology11.70.62024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%4.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.8%99%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.5%12.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.7%1.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology1%—2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%56.6%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure16.67M15.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy9.3K MW10.1K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy3.3K MW21.6 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3K MW504 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.8K MW9.2K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy99.9%7.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,493 kWh113 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy19.9%20.7%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy35.3 MW22.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%44.8%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.1%0.1%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy3.8%3.3%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy6.1%96.5%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy87%0%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy244 TWh31 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy563 gCO₂/kWh23 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,661 kWh693 kWh2024/2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.5 t0.15 t2024
Forest AreaClimate0%14.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%17%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate43.1 µg/m³23.8 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Egypt or Ethiopia have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $429.65B for Egypt versus $121.53B for Ethiopia (GDP, current US$).

How do Egypt and Ethiopia compare across indicators?

This page compares Egypt and Ethiopia on 168 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=EG,ET with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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