Ethiopia import and export data
In 2024, Ethiopia imported goods worth $7.23 billion and exported $3.21 billion, a trade deficit of $4.01 billion. That is 55% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2023, at $16.01 billion.
Imports 2024
$7.23B
Exports 2024
$3.21B
Trade balance
-$4.01B
Ethiopia imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Ethiopia imports from
The largest suppliers were China (43%), France (10%), India (6%). Among the main suppliers, France grew fastest (+96% on the year before).
Top supplier countries
- China 44%
- France 10%
- India 6.1%
- United States 5.3%
- United Kingdom 5.3%
- Turkey 2.6%
- Italy 2.4%
- South Korea 2%
- Germany 1.9%
- Belgium 1.9%
Where Ethiopia exports to
Most of it went to China (13%), United States (13%), Saudi Arabia (12%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 37%. Among the main buyer markets, Germany grew fastest (+60% on the year before).
Top export markets
- China 13%
- United States 13%
- Saudi Arabia 12%
- Germany 7.8%
- Netherlands 6.7%
- Japan 4%
- South Korea 3.9%
- France 3.7%
- Italy 3.5%
- Kenya 3.1%
Top Ethiopia imports
- 1Aircraft · HS 8802$585.6M8.1%
- 2Gas turbine · HS 8411$537.2M7.4%
- 3Computer · HS 8471$409.1M5.7%
- 4Packaged medicines · HS 3004$243.9M3.4%
- 5Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$242.6M3.4%
- 6Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$208.7M2.9%
- 7Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544$180.0M2.5%
- 8Blood product · HS 3002$156.9M2.2%
- 9Transformer · HS 8504$138.6M1.9%
- 10Pesticide · HS 3808$120.3M1.7%
- 11Electrical machinery · HS 8543$102.7M1.4%
- 12Forged and hot-rolled steel bars · HS 7214$95.3M1.3%
Top Ethiopia exports
- 1Coffee · HS 0901$1.46B46%
- 2Cut flowers · HS 0603$284.6M8.9%
- 3Other oil seeds · HS 1207$270.9M8.4%
- 4Dried legumes · HS 0713$182.8M5.7%
- 5Electricity · HS 2716$85.4M2.7%
- 6Soybeans · HS 1201$64.6M2%
- 78803 · HS 8803$62.2M1.9%
- 8Gas turbine · HS 8411$52.5M1.6%
- 9Men's clothing · HS 6203$48.9M1.5%
- 10Baby knit clothing · HS 6111$39.4M1.2%
- 11Flax yarn · HS 5306$35.0M1.1%
- 12Soya meal · HS 2304$34.5M1.1%
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Ethiopia trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 26 · Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches…
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Ethiopia polyethylene trade
- Ethiopia polypropylene trade
- Ethiopia pvc trade
- Ethiopia vinyl polymer trade
- Ethiopia acrylic resin trade
- Ethiopia engineering plastic trade
- Ethiopia polyurethane trade
- Ethiopia cellulose trade
- Ethiopia plastic hose trade
- Ethiopia plastic flooring trade
- Ethiopia self-adhesive film trade
- Ethiopia plastic sheet trade
- Ethiopia plastic film trade
- Ethiopia plastic bottle trade
- Ethiopia plastic dinnerware trade
- Ethiopia plastic building material trade
- Ethiopia plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
- Ethiopia natural rubber trade
- Ethiopia synthetic rubber trade
- Ethiopia rubber conveyor belts trade
- Ethiopia new pneumatic tyres trade
- Ethiopia retreaded pneumatic tyres trade
- Ethiopia rubber inner tubes trade
- Ethiopia rubber pharmaceutical articles trade
- Ethiopia rubber clothing and gloves trade
- Ethiopia rubber articles trade
Chapter 41 · Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and…
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 52 · Cotton
Chapter 53 · Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Ethiopia women's knit coat trade
- Ethiopia men's knit clothing trade
- Ethiopia women's knit clothing trade
- Ethiopia men's knit shirt trade
- Ethiopia women's knit blouse trade
- Ethiopia women's knit underwear trade
- Ethiopia t-shirt and vest trade
- Ethiopia knit sweater trade
- Ethiopia baby knit clothing trade
- Ethiopia knit swimwear and activewear trade
- Ethiopia knit garment trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 66 · Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat…
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Ethiopia cast iron pipes trade
- Ethiopia seamless steel pipes trade
- Ethiopia welded steel tubes trade
- Ethiopia steel pipe fittings trade
- Ethiopia steel structural sections trade
- Ethiopia steel storage tanks trade
- Ethiopia steel drums trade
- Ethiopia gas cylinders trade
- Ethiopia steel wire ropes trade
- Ethiopia steel wire mesh trade
- Ethiopia steel nails trade
- Ethiopia steel fasteners trade
- Ethiopia steel cookware trade
- Ethiopia cast iron articles trade
- Ethiopia steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75 · Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Ethiopia industrial boilers trade
- Ethiopia diesel engine trade
- Ethiopia engine parts trade
- Ethiopia gas turbine trade
- Ethiopia pneumatic motor trade
- Ethiopia liquid pump trade
- Ethiopia air compressor trade
- Ethiopia air conditioner trade
- Ethiopia industrial furnace trade
- Ethiopia refrigerator trade
- Ethiopia heat treatment machinery trade
- Ethiopia centrifuge trade
- Ethiopia dishwasher trade
- Ethiopia weighing scale trade
- Ethiopia spray gun trade
- Ethiopia hoist trade
- Ethiopia crane trade
- Ethiopia forklift trade
- Ethiopia conveyor trade
- Ethiopia excavator trade
- Ethiopia excavation machinery trade
- Ethiopia lifting machinery parts trade
- Ethiopia soil cultivator trade
- Ethiopia harvester trade
- Ethiopia poultry incubator trade
- Ethiopia grain mill trade
- Ethiopia food processing machinery trade
- Ethiopia paper cutter trade
- Ethiopia printing press trade
- Ethiopia spinning machine trade
- Ethiopia knitting machine trade
- Ethiopia textile machinery parts trade
- Ethiopia washing machine trade
- Ethiopia industrial washer trade
- Ethiopia sewing machine trade
- Ethiopia metal casting machine trade
- Ethiopia rolling mill trade
- Ethiopia metal press trade
- Ethiopia stone cutting machine trade
- Ethiopia wood working machine trade
- Ethiopia machine tool parts trade
- Ethiopia power tool trade
- Ethiopia calculator trade
- Ethiopia computer trade
- Ethiopia office machine trade
- Ethiopia computer parts trade
- Ethiopia crushing machine trade
- Ethiopia plastic molding machine trade
- Ethiopia specialized machinery trade
- Ethiopia metal mold trade
- Ethiopia valve trade
- Ethiopia bearing trade
- Ethiopia gearbox trade
- Ethiopia gasket trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Ethiopia electric motor trade
- Ethiopia generator trade
- Ethiopia motor parts trade
- Ethiopia transformer trade
- Ethiopia battery trade
- Ethiopia accumulator trade
- Ethiopia electric appliance trade
- Ethiopia ignition system trade
- Ethiopia automotive lighting trade
- Ethiopia flashlight trade
- Ethiopia electric furnace trade
- Ethiopia electric welding machine trade
- Ethiopia electric heater trade
- Ethiopia phones and network equipment trade
- Ethiopia microphone trade
- Ethiopia storage media trade
- Ethiopia television camera trade
- Ethiopia radar trade
- Ethiopia radio receiver trade
- Ethiopia monitor trade
- Ethiopia electronics parts trade
- Ethiopia traffic control equipment trade
- Ethiopia alarm system trade
- Ethiopia high voltage switch trade
- Ethiopia low voltage switch trade
- Ethiopia control panel trade
- Ethiopia electrical parts trade
- Ethiopia light bulbs trade
- Ethiopia semiconductors trade
- Ethiopia integrated circuits trade
- Ethiopia electrical machinery trade
- Ethiopia electrical wire and cable trade
- Ethiopia electrical insulators trade
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Ethiopia navigation instruments trade
- Ethiopia medical instruments trade
- Ethiopia therapeutic apparatus trade
- Ethiopia orthopaedic appliances trade
- Ethiopia x-ray apparatus trade
- Ethiopia demonstration apparatus trade
- Ethiopia temperature and humidity meters trade
- Ethiopia pressure and flow meters trade
- Ethiopia analytical instruments trade
- Ethiopia utility meters trade
- Ethiopia electrical measuring instruments trade
- Ethiopia measuring instruments trade
- Ethiopia control instruments trade
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Ethiopia on EximDataX
Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Straight answers
Trade data for Ethiopia: questions
What does Ethiopia import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were aircraft ($585.6 million), gas turbine ($537.2 million) and computer ($409.1 million). Together they made up 21% of total imports of $7.23 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Ethiopia?
The top exports in 2024 were coffee ($1.46 billion), cut flowers ($284.6 million) and other oil seeds ($270.9 million), 63% of exports of $3.21 billion. That left a trade deficit of $4.01 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Ethiopia?
The largest suppliers were China (43% of imports), France and India. The largest export markets were China (13% of exports), the United States and Saudi Arabia. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Ethiopia trade data?
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