🇪🇹 Ethiopia National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Ethiopia government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $52.2 billion, falling by $94 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in ETB based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 43%. Per-citizen share: $465.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Ethiopia ranks 92nd by debt-to-GDP, 78th by total debt and 129th by debt per person.
About Ethiopia's National Debt
Ethiopia sought debt relief under the G20 Common Framework after pandemic and conflict shocks, with much of its borrowing having financed state-led infrastructure.
Ethiopia's debt-to-GDP ratio of 43% is moderate: higher than 32% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Ethiopia ranks 78th of the 135 governments tracked here.
Ethiopia's debt is rising in ETB, but the figure above is falling by roughly $94 per second because the ETB is weakening against the dollar faster than the debt is growing. Switch the counter to ETB to see the underlying trend. This is an exchange-rate effect, not repayment. Each of Ethiopia's 112 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $465. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Ethiopia National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ethiopia's national debt right now?
Ethiopia's national debt is approximately $52.2 billion as of October 27, 2026, falling by $94 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in ETB. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 43% and each citizen's share is about $465.
How fast is Ethiopia's debt growing?
Ethiopia's debt is growing in ETB, but its US-dollar figure is falling by about $94 per second because the ETB is weakening against the dollar. That is a currency-translation effect, not debt repayment.
What is Ethiopia's debt per capita?
Each of Ethiopia's 112 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $465 of the national debt.
What is Ethiopia's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Ethiopia's debt-to-GDP ratio is 43%. That is higher than 32% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Ethiopia's government debt at this level?
Ethiopia sought debt relief under the G20 Common Framework after pandemic and conflict shocks, with much of its borrowing having financed state-led infrastructure.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 54,658,609,142 + -94 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=et (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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