Ethiopia Inflation Rate 1960-2024

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Ethiopia inflation rate for 2022 was 33.89%, a 7.05% increase from 2021.
  • Ethiopia inflation rate for 2021 was 26.84%, a 6.48% increase from 2020.
  • Ethiopia inflation rate for 2020 was 20.36%, a 4.55% increase from 2019.
  • Ethiopia inflation rate for 2019 was 15.81%, a 1.98% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Inflation Rate (%)
Zimbabwe 104.71%
Haiti 33.98%
Ethiopia 33.89%
Sierra Leone 27.21%
Malawi 20.95%
Burundi 18.80%
Rwanda 17.69%
Burkina Faso 14.29%
Gambia 11.51%
Guinea 10.49%
Mozambique 10.28%
Senegal 9.70%
Mali 9.62%
Guinea-Bissau 9.39%
Madagascar 8.16%
Togo 7.97%
Nepal 7.65%
Uganda 7.20%
Chad 5.79%
Central African Republic 5.58%
Tanzania 4.35%
Niger 4.23%
Benin 1.35%
Eritrea 0.00%
Comoros 0.00%
Democratic Republic of Congo 0.00%
Liberia 0.00%
Tajikistan 0.00%
North Korea 0.00%
Syrian Arab Republic 0.00%
Afghanistan 0.00%
Somalia 0.00%
Yemen 0.00%
South Sudan -6.69%
Ethiopia Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 33.89% 7.05%
2021 26.84% 6.48%
2020 20.36% 4.55%
2019 15.81% 1.98%
2018 13.83% 3.15%
2017 10.69% 4.06%
2016 6.63% -2.94%
2015 9.57% 2.68%
2014 6.89% -0.57%
2013 7.46% -16.14%
2012 23.60% -9.65%
2011 33.25% 25.10%
2010 8.15% -0.33%
2009 8.48% -35.87%
2008 44.36% 27.12%
2007 17.24% 4.94%
2006 12.30% 2.33%
2005 9.97% 6.64%
2004 3.33% -10.35%
2003 13.67% 13.00%
2002 0.68% 8.91%
2001 -8.24% -8.90%
2000 0.66% -7.28%
1999 7.94% 7.05%
1998 0.89% -1.50%
1997 2.40% 10.88%
1996 -8.48% -18.51%
1995 10.02% 2.43%
1994 7.59% 4.05%
1993 3.54% -6.98%
1992 10.53% -25.20%
1991 35.72% 30.57%
1990 5.15% -2.66%
1989 7.82% 0.74%
1988 7.08% 9.51%
1987 -2.43% 7.38%
1986 -9.81% -28.87%
1985 19.06% 10.65%
1984 8.42% 9.09%
1983 -0.68% -6.57%
1982 5.89% -0.25%
1981 6.14% 1.65%
1980 4.48% -11.55%
1979 16.03% 1.72%
1978 14.31% -2.35%
1977 16.66% -11.88%
1976 28.54% 21.99%
1975 6.55% -2.04%
1974 8.59% -0.32%
1973 8.91% 15.00%
1972 -6.08% -6.62%
1971 0.54% -9.59%
1970 10.12% 8.70%
1969 1.43% 1.24%
1968 0.18% -0.63%
1967 0.81% 2.17%
1966 -1.36% -1.36%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%