Ethiopia
Africa
Trade in Ethiopia
| Ethiopia was the world’s 116th largest exporter of goods and 83rd largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. The export value of goods was $5544 million USD. Ethiopia’s top export category was agricultural products, followed by manufactures, and fuels and mining products. In 2023, Ethiopia’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Saudi Arabia, United States and Netherlands, with trade representing 17.4 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Ethiopia is the world’s 83rd largest importer of goods and 92nd largest importer of commercial services. The import values of goods was $23012 million USD in 2025. Ethiopia’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were China, India and Kuwait. Ethiopia is part of 2 different Regional Trade Agreements, such as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
Abbreviation |
ET |
Capital |
Addis Ababa |
WTO Membership Date |
Observer |
Legal System |
civil law system |
Language |
Amharic |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
Additional Information | |
Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Ethiopian birr |
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Exchange Rate |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Additional Information |
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Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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National Tariff Finder |
https://customs.erca.gov.et/trade/customs-division/tariff?lang=en |
Trade Information Portal |
https://customs.erca.gov.et/trade/ |
Additional Link |
Trade Information Portal |
Additional Link |
National Tariff Finder |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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