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Ethiopia: Principal arrears, official creditors

586.42Mcurrent USD · 2025+68.7% since 2015

Principal in arrears on long-term debt is defined as principal repayment due but not paid, on a cumulative basis. Debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Ethiopia from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025586,424,374.7
2024347,538,279.9
2023347,543,233.9
2022347,536,904.7
2021347,537,643.4
2020347,539,954.2
2019355,957,826.9
2018356,074,183.5
2017348,773,531.6
2016347,531,070.9
2015347,532,469.8
2014347,673,184.3
2013347,688,560.5
2012340,965,368.3
2011355,832,705.9
2010355,832,792.7
2009364,944,253.8
2008364,942,466.8
2007365,090,693.2
2006365,520,348.8
2005496,143,199.4
2004495,730,537.8
2003532,932,787.8
2002554,615,095.5
2001549,563,680.6
2000608,505,325.4
1999580,564,417.3
19984,963,181,470.2
19974,532,029,004.5
19964,102,809,710.9
19953,453,862,934.9
19942,647,526,917.3
19931,976,059,959.6
19921,432,236,531
1991813,654,757.8
1990196,041,658.3
198940,276,330
19888,060,362.9
198738,148,337.3
19860
19850
19840
19830
19820
19810
19800
19790
19780
19770
19760
197516,188
197418,788
19730
197225,829.1
19710
1970103,000

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