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Ethiopia vs Ghana

Ethiopia and Ghana side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$121.53B vs $118.29BEthiopia vs Ghana
GDP per Capita$1,081 vs $3,314Ethiopia vs Ghana
Population135.47M vs 35.06MEthiopia vs Ghana

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203 indicators

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Indicator Ethiopia GhanaPeriod
GDPEconomy$121.53B$118.29B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,081$3,3142026
Inflation RateEconomy11.8%5.3%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—14%2026-06-18
Official Exchange RateEconomy159.19 LCU/USD11.46 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.8%-2.3%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.3%3%2025
Public DebtEconomy40.4%53%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.71B$953.4M2025/2024
GDP GrowthEconomy9.2%4.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,110$2,6302025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,620$8,0802025
GDP (PPP)Economy$490.64B$301.91B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy32.8%21.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.8%29.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy4.2%10.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy36.6%42.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy20.1%9.9%2025/2024
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$7.14B$2.42B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.8%2.1%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy24.3%46.9%2022/2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.78B$4.47B2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy17.7%8.9%2008/2024 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy3.4%12.4%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.5%58.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy58.5%55.3%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy31.143.52021/2016 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy38.6%39%2021/2016 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy48.8%81.2%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy17.5%23.9%2021/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.4%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.5%69%2025/2024
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy16.7%14.4%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$2.28B$191M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy518K897K2020/2015 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-2.4%10.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.98B$1.67B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.8%2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.5%15.9%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy9.5%23.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy6.4%10%2021/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.734.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.9%13.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%4.1%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.3%5.2%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4%2.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$42$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy8%—2008
Real Interest RateEconomy-17.1%—2008
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.7%12.4%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$787$1,8422021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy60.1%34.6%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy6.4%18.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy33.4%47.2%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy84.1%60%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy80.9%83%2025/2024
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy8.3%4.7%2021/2016 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy14.35.92023/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy10.1112023/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy7%4%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.9%3.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy63.7%56.3%2021/2016 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy93.5%85.4%2021/2016 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$16.79B$29.2B2025/2024
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$25.49B$28.24B2025/2024
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7950.8172024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3820.5142024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—37.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%24.5%2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade9.2%6%2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade80.4%18.1%2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.8%2.1%2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.3%35.1%2025/2024
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.2%33.9%2025/2024
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4970.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4970.5142023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3260.3992023
PopulationDemographics135.47M35.06M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%1.8%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.6 years65.7 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.3 years21.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.913.342024
Rural PopulationDemographics75.9%41.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.8%35.4%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics24.1%58.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics138.9/km²156.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.325.32026
Death RateDemographics5.736.972026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.2-0.682026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71 years68.2 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years63.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.6%2.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.527.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.7%1.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.8%2.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.272023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth33562023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.725.92021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth16.8%22.2%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth46.3%26.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth8.1%18.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth194.9234.32023
Under-Five MortalityHealth46.537.12023
Neonatal MortalityHealth27.421.22023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1411262024
Measles ImmunizationHealth77%93%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth81%99%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth42%47%2024
Basic SanitationHealth2.3%12.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.4%2.7%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.330.692016/2015
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth36.1%36.3%2021/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth49.8%78.9%2019/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.224.112022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth68.257.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$35$702023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.3%46.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.2%3.3%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth73.6%97.4%2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare35.5%15.6%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6.8%5.8%2019/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare2.7%74.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare40.3%16.1%2016/2022 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.3%2%2019/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%2.9%2024/2022
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation5.9%21.3%2014/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation60.5%76.5%2022/2021
Youth Literacy RateEducation84.7%91.5%2022/2021
Primary Completion RateEducation54.4%77.6%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation30.4%71.2%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation77.5%95.2%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation45.2%94.8%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation26.7%41.9%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation17.6%45%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation95%89.3%2014/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation33.9%75.7%2015/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%6.3%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security8.5M—2026-01
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture34.1%55.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture116.3135.52022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—27.92M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture575.7K t736 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—530K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture4.1M t479K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.13M t210K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.7M t3.79M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.72K t1.72M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.19M t—2024
Maize YieldAgriculture3,444 kg/ha2,772 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,994 kg/ha3,640 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,904 kg/ha—2024
Cattle StockAgriculture71.9M head2.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance8.51.82012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37422024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2570.7112025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.10.6062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5290.6152025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.44-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.650.062024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.050.052024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.880.012024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.83-0.092024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.240.22024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.01M21.05K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian2.38M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian112.99K4752025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology21.9%72.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology65.1113.62024
4G CoverageTechnology44%99.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.60.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.8%3.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98.8%99.5%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.4%3.7%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.7%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.4%2017/2010 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure56.6%91.9%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure15.27M440.68K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure64.3%33.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy10.1K MW1.8K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy21.6 MW185.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy504 MW0 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy9.2K MW1.6K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy90.6%39%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy7.1%32.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy113 kWh565 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.7%11.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy22.8 MW20.5 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy44.8%82.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.1%0.7%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy3.3%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy96.5%35.4%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy0%63.8%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy31 TWh22 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy23 gCO₂/kWh469 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy693 kWh3,075 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.7 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate95.4%34.9%2020/2021
Forest AreaClimate14.9%35.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate17%7.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate8.6%4.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate23.8 µg/m³28.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Ethiopia or Ghana have the larger economy?

Ethiopia has the larger economy: $121.53B for Ethiopia versus $118.29B for Ghana (GDP, current US$).

How do Ethiopia and Ghana compare across indicators?

This page compares Ethiopia and Ghana on 203 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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