Ethiopia (ETH) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Italy Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $94M to Italy. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Italy were Coffee ($41.2M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($9.67M), and Flax Yarn ($8.22M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 5.66%, from $71.4M in 2018 to $94M in 2023.

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

Italy-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $231M to Ethiopia. The main products that Italy exported to Ethiopia were Electric Generating Sets ($9.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($9.14M), and Delivery Trucks ($8.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.5%, from $402M in 2018 to $231M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B). That same year, Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B).

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In 2023, Ethiopia exported $94M to Italy. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Italy were Coffee ($41.2M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($9.67M), and Flax Yarn ($8.22M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 5.66%, from $71.4M in 2018 to $94M in 2023.

In 2018, Italy exported $231M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Italy to Ethiopia were Electric Generating Sets ($9.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($9.14M), and Delivery Trucks ($8.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.5%, from $402M in 2023 to $231M in 2018.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Ethiopia () (2023)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Italy ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$71.4B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Ethiopia included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

Difference in imports from Italy () and Ethiopia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Italy

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

During 2023, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Vegetable Products ($54.3M), Textiles ($30.7M), and Machines ($2.69M).

During 2018, Italy had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Machines ($101M), Chemical Products ($27.8M), and Transportation ($24.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Italy+$36.3MCoffee

Top Product Potential Italy Ethiopia+$12.5MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Italy ()

Ethiopia Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Italy () and Ethiopia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ethiopia () and Italy () (2023)

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