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United States-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $1.11B to Ethiopia. The main products that United States exported to Ethiopia were Wheat ($626M), Dried Legumes ($58.5M), and Malt Extract ($37.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.081%, from $1.1B in 2017 to $1.11B in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Ethiopia-United States Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $557M to United States. The main products that Ethiopia exported to United States were Coffee ($195M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($62.3M), and Knit Babies' Garments ($34.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 14.3%,  from $286M in 2017 to $557M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Ethiopia to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Ethiopia from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $1.11B to Ethiopia. The main products exported from United States to Ethiopia were Wheat ($626M), Dried Legumes ($58.5M), and Malt Extract ($37.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.081%, from $1.1B in 2017 to $1.11B in 2022.

In 2017, Ethiopia exported $557M to United States. The main products exported from Ethiopia to United States were Coffee ($195M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($62.3M), and Knit Babies' Garments ($34.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 14.3%, from $286M in 2022 to $557M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Ethiopia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than United States included Somalia ($265M) and North Korea ($3.62k).

Difference in imports from Ethiopia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Ethiopia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($712M), Machines ($119M), and Foodstuffs ($62.1M).

During 2017, Ethiopia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($269M), Vegetable Products ($227M), and Foodstuffs ($21.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Ethiopia+$30.3MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Ethiopia United States+$129MCoffee

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 United States and Ethiopia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

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