East Africa
Ethiopia
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Ethiopia's #4 import source (world lens). Ethiopia is the EU's #102 goods supplier.
Ethiopia on the world stage
Total imports
$17.1bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$2.9bn
164 partners
#1 import source
China
32.7%
#1 export dest.
Saudi Arabia
10.4%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Ethiopia and the EU
EU imports from
€1.3bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€1.4bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #102 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.06
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
7
EUR/MWh
Consumer
4
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
24
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
99%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Export-revenue + dam debtMarket model
Vertically integrated state utility
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ethiopian Energy Authority (EEA)
A hydro-dominated system (96%) now anchored by the GERD (5,150 MW, inaugurated Sept 2025), with massive export ambitions but below-cost-recovery tariffs, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) debt, and distribution losses…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
2
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
18.9
→ 24.6 by 2050
Fertility
3.91
above replacement
Working-age
57.7%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
5.6
→ 8.3 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 132M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +70% (225M)