Ethiopia Forecast

Markets	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Currency	161.35	159	158	156	155

Overview	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Currency	161.35	159	158	156	155
Inflation Rate (%)	13.90	12	10	11.8	10.3
Food Inflation (%)	15.10	13	10.7	11.6	10.8
Consumer Price Index CPI (points)	589.50	609	598	629	650
Interest Rate (%)	16.00	16	16	16	16
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	7.30		9
GDP (USD Billion)	126.36		138
GDP per Capita (USD)	945.36		1030
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	2892.22		3153
GDP from Manufacturing (ETB Billion)	857.10		934
GDP from Agriculture (ETB Billion)	888.60		969
GDP from Services (ETB Billion)	1124.80		1226
GDP Constant Prices (ETB Billion)	2842.00		3098
Unemployment Rate (%)	3.30		3.6
Population (Million)	135.47		139
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-2.90		-2.5
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP)	32.00		34
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-1.20		-1.8

Prices	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Inflation Rate (%)	13.90	12	10	11.8	10.3
Food Inflation (%)	15.10	13	10.7	11.6	10.8
Consumer Price Index CPI (points)	589.50	609	598	629	650

Money	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Interest Rate (%)	16.00	16	16	16	16

GDP	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	7.30		9
GDP (USD Billion)	126.36		138
GDP per Capita (USD)	945.36		1030
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	2892.22		3153
GDP from Manufacturing (ETB Billion)	857.10		934
GDP from Agriculture (ETB Billion)	888.60		969
GDP from Services (ETB Billion)	1124.80		1226
GDP Constant Prices (ETB Billion)	2842.00		3098

Labour	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Unemployment Rate (%)	3.30		3.6
Population (Million)	135.47		139

Trade	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-2.90		-2.5

Government	Actual	Q3/26	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP)	32.00		34
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-1.20		-1.8

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