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Ethiopia vs Kenya

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GDP$121.53B vs $147.27BEthiopia vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,081 vs $2,714Ethiopia vs Kenya
Population135.47M vs 57.53MEthiopia vs Kenya

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Indicator Ethiopia KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$121.53B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,081$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy11.8%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy160.87 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.8%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.3%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy40.4%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.71B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy9.2%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,110$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,620$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$490.64B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy32.8%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.8%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy4.2%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy36.6%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy20.1%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$7.14B$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.8%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.78B$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy3.4%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.5%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy58.5%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy48.8%90.1%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.5%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy16.7%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-2.4%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.8B$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3.6%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy7.5%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy9.5%23.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.736.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$42$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.7%15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy60.1%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy6.4%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy33.4%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy84.1%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy80.9%76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy14.34.52023/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy10.16.42023/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy7%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.9%4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$16.79B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$25.49B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7630.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4340.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade9.2%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade80.4%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.8%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.3%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.2%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4970.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4970.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3260.4562023
PopulationDemographics135.47M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.6 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.3 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.913.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics75.9%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.8%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics24.1%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics138.9/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.326.62026
Death RateDemographics5.737.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.2-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.6%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.534.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.7%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth33572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth46.3%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth8.1%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth194.9378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth44.538.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.220.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1412072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth77%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth81%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth42%2024
Basic SanitationHealth2.3%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.4%3.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth68.254.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$35$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.2%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare35.5%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation77.5%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation45.2%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation26.7%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security8.5M3.75M2026-01
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture34.1%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture575.7K t49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture4.1M t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.13M t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.7M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.72K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.19M t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture3,444 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,994 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,904 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture71.9M head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance37322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2570.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.10.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5290.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.44-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.65-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.05-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.88-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.83-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.24-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance5.46K deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance312025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance612025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance422025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.01M617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian2.38M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian112.99K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology21.9%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology65.1126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology73.9%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.632024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.8%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.4%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.7%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure56.6%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure15.27M5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy10.1K MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy21.6 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy504 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy9.2K MW892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy7.1%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy113 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.7%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy22.8 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy44.8%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.1%4.6%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy3.3%16.4%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy96.5%20.9%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy0%10%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy31 TWh16 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy23 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy693 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate14.9%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate17%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate23.8 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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