Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia is 15.88 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia peaked at 19.58 billion DOD, current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 407.99 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 452.49 million DOD, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 512.75 million DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 566.22 million DOD, current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 687.13 million DOD, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 804.23 million DOD, current US$ | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 894.66 million DOD, current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1.00 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 1.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 3.28 billion DOD, current US$ | +138.2% |
| 1982 | 6.10 billion DOD, current US$ | +86.2% |
| 1983 | 7.30 billion DOD, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 8.11 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 10.13 billion DOD, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 11.95 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 14.41 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 15.06 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 15.43 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 16.99 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 17.72 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 18.04 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 18.60 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 19.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 19.58 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 19.00 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 18.88 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 19.25 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 10.75 billion DOD, current US$ | -44.2% |
| 2000 | 10.68 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.15 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 12.67 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 12.70 billion DOD, current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 11.86 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.40 billion DOD, current US$ | -62.9% |
| 2007 | 5.14 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 5.66 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.64 billion DOD, current US$ | +70.3% |
| 2010 | 13.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ | +21.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.81 billion DOD, current US$, 5.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 3.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +138.2% | 1.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.28 billion DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 653.02 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.80 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.75 billion DOD, current US$ | 19.58 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.80 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More external debt data for Ethiopia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.01 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.175 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 66.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.58 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 598.11 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia was 15.88 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.58 billion DOD, current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Ethiopia rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.