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$18TCURRENT US$
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111%CURRENT US$
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$127BCURRENT US$
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193%CURRENT US$
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$12,720CURRENT US$
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102%CURRENT US$
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$1,028CURRENT US$
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124%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, China exported $2.92B to Ethiopia. The main products that China exported to Ethiopia were Broadcasting Equipment ($128M), Refined Petroleum ($123M), and Video Displays ($105M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.06%, from $3.59B in 2017 to $2.92B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Ethiopia-China Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $175M to China. The main products that Ethiopia exported to China were Coffee ($94.8M), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($15.8M), and Other Oily Seeds ($10.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%,  from $321M in 2017 to $175M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $2.92B to Ethiopia. The main products exported from China to Ethiopia were Broadcasting Equipment ($128M), Refined Petroleum ($123M), and Video Displays ($105M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.06%, from $3.59B in 2017 to $2.92B in 2022.

In 2017, Ethiopia exported $175M to China. The main products exported from Ethiopia to China were Coffee ($94.8M), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($15.8M), and Other Oily Seeds ($10.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $321M in 2022 to $175M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

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Difference in imports from Ethiopia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Ethiopia

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Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Machines ($1.04B), Textiles ($485M), and Metals ($324M).

During 2017, Ethiopia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($118M), Textiles ($23.4M), and Chemical Products ($9.96M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Ethiopia+$107MTelephones
Top Product Potential Ethiopia China+$43.8MCoffee

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

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