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Exports $204MRnk 114 / 220
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Top Product $18.3MIndustrial Food Preperation Machinery
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Exports $153MRnk 7 / 161
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Top Product $97.8MCoffee
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.79Rnk 5 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.84Rnk 101 / 132
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GDP$4.53TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH18.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH244%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $54,343CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,272CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH163%CURRENT US$
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Germany-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $204M to Ethiopia. The main products that Germany exported to Ethiopia were Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($18.3M), Cars ($15.6M), and Washing and Bottling Machines ($13.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.06%, from $328M in 2018 to $204M in 2023.

In 2023, Germany did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Ethiopia-Germany Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $153M to Germany. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Germany were Coffee ($97.8M), Knit Women's Coats ($6.9M), and Cut Flowers ($5.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.52%,  from $174M in 2018 to $153M in 2023.

In 2023, Ethiopia did not export any services to Germany.

Comparison: In 2023,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, Germany exported €11.3M and imported €44.1M from Ethiopia, resulting in a negative trade balance of €32.9M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-22.3M (-66.5%) from €33.6M to €11.3M, while imports increased by €33.8M (327%) from €10.3M to €44.1M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Germany to Ethiopia were Motor cars and motor caravans (€2.24M), Pharmaceutical products (€1.34M), Other chemical final products (€1.01M), Fertilizers (€912k), and Fabrics of man-made fibres, woven, knitted,... (€782k). In November 2024 the top imports of Germany from Ethiopia were Coffee (€6.85M), Apparel of knitted, crocheted silk, man-made... (€1.37M), Apparel of flax, hemp and others (€829k), Live plants and products of floriculture (€746k), and Apparel of knitted or crocheted fabrics... (€450k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Hamburg (€2.25M), Bavaria (€1.82M), Schleswig-Holstein (€1.36M), Baden-Württemberg (€657k), and North Rhine-Westphalia (€551k), while imports destinations were mainly Bremen (€33.1M), Hamburg (€7.63M), Hesse (€639k), Berlin (€580k), and Baden-Württemberg (€464k).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to Ethiopia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Machinery for food, beverage, tobacco production (€-887k or -98.6%), Tubes, pipes of iron or steel (€-325k or -100%), and Machinery for paper production and printing (€-287k or -94.7%). In November 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Ethiopia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Apparel of knitted, crocheted silk, man-made... (€1.02M or 283%), Apparel of flax, hemp and others (€825k or 20.6k%), and Apparel of cotton, excl. of knitted... (€273k or 1.61k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€-22.3M(-66.5%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€33.8M(327%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Hamburg€2.25M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Germany exported $204M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Germany to Ethiopia were Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($18.3M), Cars ($15.6M), and Washing and Bottling Machines ($13.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.06%, from $328M in 2018 to $204M in 2023.

In 2018, Ethiopia exported $153M to Germany. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Germany were Coffee ($97.8M), Knit Women's Coats ($6.9M), and Cut Flowers ($5.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.52%, from $174M in 2023 to $153M in 2018.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B
Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than Ethiopia included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Germany included Somalia ($142M), Djibouti ($155M), and Sudan ($52.8M).

Difference in imports from Ethiopia (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Ethiopia

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

During 2023, Germany had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Machines ($85.6M), Chemical Products ($28.3M), and Transportation ($24.6M).

During 2018, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($116M), Textiles ($30.7M), and Mineral Products ($3.53M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Ethiopia+$33.4MCars
Top Product Potential Ethiopia Germany+$54.9MCoffee

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 Germany and Ethiopia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2023)

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