Ethiopia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Ethiopia, 1966–2025.
Inflation for Ethiopia was 13.23% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1966 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 44.36% in 2008. The lowest was -9.81% in 1986 (about -1.3× the low point).
Ethiopia ranks 17 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Ethiopia sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 70% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 38%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 10 of 46 economies; Gambia, The (11.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1926% in 2003. That is 28% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 82nd of 82 in 1966 → 12th of 92 in 1970 → 101st of 106 in 1980 → 88th of 131 in 1990 → 142nd of 163 in 2000 → 23rd of 186 in 2010 → 9th of 178 in 2020 → 13th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1966 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.23% | -7.8 pp |
| 2024 | 21.04% | -9.2 pp |
| 2023 | 30.22% | -3.7 pp |
| 2022 | 33.89% | +7.1 pp |
| 2021 | 26.84% | +6.5 pp |
| 2020 | 20.36% | +4.5 pp |
| 2019 | 15.81% | +2.0 pp |
| 2018 | 13.83% | +3.1 pp |
| 2017 | 10.69% | +4.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.63% | -2.9 pp |
| 2015 | 9.57% | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 6.89% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 7.46% | -16.1 pp |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -9.6 pp |
| 2011 | 33.25% | +25.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 8.48% | -35.9 pp |
| 2008 | 44.36% | +27.1 pp |
| 2007 | 17.24% | +4.9 pp |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2005 | 9.97% | +6.6 pp |
| 2004 | 3.33% | -10.3 pp |
| 2003 | 13.67% | +13.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.68% | +8.9 pp |
| 2001 | -8.24% | -8.9 pp |
| 2000 | 0.66% | -7.3 pp |
| 1999 | 7.94% | +7.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.89% | -1.5 pp |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +10.9 pp |
| 1996 | -8.48% | -18.5 pp |
| 1995 | 10.02% | +2.4 pp |
| 1994 | 7.59% | +4.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.54% | -7.0 pp |
| 1992 | 10.53% | -25.2 pp |
| 1991 | 35.72% | +30.6 pp |
| 1990 | 5.15% | -2.7 pp |
| 1989 | 7.82% | +0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 7.08% | +9.5 pp |
| 1987 | -2.43% | +7.4 pp |
| 1986 | -9.81% | -28.9 pp |
| 1985 | 19.06% | +10.6 pp |
| 1984 | 8.42% | +9.1 pp |
| 1983 | -0.68% | -6.6 pp |
| 1982 | 5.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 6.14% | +1.7 pp |
| 1980 | 4.48% | -11.5 pp |
| 1979 | 16.03% | +1.7 pp |
| 1978 | 14.31% | -2.3 pp |
| 1977 | 16.66% | -11.9 pp |
| 1976 | 28.54% | +22.0 pp |
| 1975 | 6.55% | -2.0 pp |
| 1974 | 8.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 8.91% | +15.0 pp |
| 1972 | -6.08% | -6.6 pp |
| 1971 | 0.54% | -9.6 pp |
| 1970 | 10.12% | +8.7 pp |
| 1969 | 1.43% | +1.2 pp |
| 1968 | 0.18% | -0.6 pp |
| 1967 | 0.81% | +2.2 pp |
| 1966 | -1.36% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ethiopia’s Inflation in 1967?
0.81% (1967). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ethiopia’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1966 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1071.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 13.23%; 2024: 21.04%; 2023: 30.22%; 2022: 33.89%; 2021: 26.84%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.