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 13.4% of GDP in 2019. Against 13.7% of GDP in 2018, the period change was −0.26 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2011–2019

PeriodValue
201913.4 % of GDP
201813.7 % of GDP
201713 % of GDP
201610.7 % of GDP
201510.3 % of GDP
4 earlier values, back to 2011
20149.87 % of GDP
201310.5 % of GDP
201210.2 % of GDP
201112.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.