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Ethiopia — Central government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2019 · 29 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Ethiopia, the central government debt reading stood at 31.4% of GDP in 2019. Against 32.5% of GDP in 2018, the period change was −1.08 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2011–2019

PeriodValue
201931.4 % of GDP
201832.5 % of GDP
201730.1 % of GDP
201629 % of GDP
201527.9 % of GDP
4 earlier values, back to 2011
201426.9 % of GDP
201310.7 % of GDP
201210.2 % of GDP
201112.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.