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Exports $993MRnk 84 / 220
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Top Product $262MWheat
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Top Product $158MCoffee
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.84Rnk 101 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH244%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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United States-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, United States exported $993M to Ethiopia. The main products that United States exported to Ethiopia were Wheat ($262M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($130M), and Gas Turbines ($71.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.24%, from $1.53B in 2018 to $993M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Ethiopia-United States Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $487M to United States. The main products that Ethiopia exported to United States were Coffee ($158M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($56.9M), and Knit Babies' Garments ($39.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.18%,  from $397M in 2018 to $487M in 2023.

In 2023, Ethiopia did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Ethiopia to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Ethiopia from the United States.

Latest Trends

November, 2024

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Overview In November 2024, United States exported $76.8M and imported $36.2M from Ethiopia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $40.7M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-101M (-56.7%) from $177M to $76.8M, while imports increased by $8M (28.4%) from $28.2M to $36.2M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of United States to Ethiopia were Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($8.4M), Malt Extract ($8.32M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($3.14M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($2.86M), and Other Edible Preparations ($2.71M). In November 2024 the top imports of United States from Ethiopia were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($6.81M), Coffee ($4.52M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($2.34M), Knit Sweaters ($2.2M), and Knit Babies' Garments ($1.82M).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Kentucky ($20.7M), Texas ($17.8M), Minnesota ($4.88M), California ($4.36M), and Michigan ($3.33M), while imports destinations were mainly Virginia ($9.49M), South Carolina ($4.05M), Georgia ($3.79M), California ($2.97M), and Alabama ($2.77M).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Ethiopia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($-11.3M or -99.9%), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($-6.7M or -44.4%), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-2.07M or -39.7%). In November 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Ethiopia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Other Knit Garments ($1.28M or 340%), Knit Sweaters ($663k or 43.1%), and Baked Goods ($367k or 1.32k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
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EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-101M(-56.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$8M(28.4%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Kentucky$20.7M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United States exported $993M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from United States to Ethiopia were Wheat ($262M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($130M), and Gas Turbines ($71.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.24%, from $1.53B in 2018 to $993M in 2023.

In 2018, Ethiopia exported $487M to United States. The main products exported from Ethiopia to United States were Coffee ($158M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($56.9M), and Knit Babies' Garments ($39.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $397M in 2023 to $487M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or Ethiopia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and Ethiopia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Ethiopia included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than United States included Somalia ($142M).

Difference in imports from Ethiopia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Ethiopia

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This chart compares trade between United States and Ethiopia by product, considering products traded by both, United States and Ethiopia.

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($337M), Machines ($170M), and Transportation ($140M).

During 2018, Ethiopia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($228M), Vegetable Products ($192M), and Foodstuffs ($45.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Ethiopia+$30.3MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Ethiopia United States+$129MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and Ethiopia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2023)

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