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About

Ethiopia-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $65.8M to United Kingdom. The main products that Ethiopia exported to United Kingdom were Cut Flowers ($24.5M), Coffee ($21M), and Dried Legumes ($3.47M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.68%, from $110M in 2017 to $65.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $541M to Ethiopia. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Ethiopia were Gas Turbines ($258M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($80.7M), and Tractors ($21.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.86%,  from $370M in 2017 to $541M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ethiopia exported $65.8M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Ethiopia to United Kingdom were Cut Flowers ($24.5M), Coffee ($21M), and Dried Legumes ($3.47M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.68%, from $110M in 2017 to $65.8M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $541M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Ethiopia were Gas Turbines ($258M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($80.7M), and Tractors ($21.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.86%, from $370M in 2022 to $541M in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than United Kingdom included Somalia ($265M), Djibouti ($86.8M), and South Sudan ($7.98M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Ethiopia included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($55.3M), Textiles ($3.61M), and Animal Hides ($2.24M).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Machines ($448M), Transportation ($42.6M), and Instruments ($11.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia United Kingdom+$25.2MCoffee
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Ethiopia+$6.01MCars

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

Product Space of Ethiopia (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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