Ethiopia (ETH) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Japan Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $110M to Japan. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Japan were Coffee ($89.7M), Other Oily Seeds ($8.73M), and Plant foliage ($4.54M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 1.05%, from $105M in 2018 to $110M in 2023.

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

Japan-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $280M to Ethiopia. The main products that Japan exported to Ethiopia were Cars ($110M), Delivery Trucks ($60.3M), and Cold-Rolled Iron ($12.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.6%, from $393M in 2018 to $280M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

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In 2023, Ethiopia exported $110M to Japan. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Japan were Coffee ($89.7M), Other Oily Seeds ($8.73M), and Plant foliage ($4.54M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 1.05%, from $105M in 2018 to $110M in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $280M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Japan to Ethiopia were Cars ($110M), Delivery Trucks ($60.3M), and Cold-Rolled Iron ($12.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.6%, from $393M in 2023 to $280M in 2018.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Ethiopia () (2023)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Japan ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Japan included Somalia ($142M), Sudan ($52.8M), and North Korea ($1.02k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Ethiopia included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Japan

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

During 2023, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($107M), Textiles ($1.24M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($444k).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Transportation ($195M), Machines ($35.7M), and Metals ($18.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Japan+$21.8MCoffee

Top Product Potential Japan Ethiopia+$38.2MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Japan ()

Ethiopia Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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