Annual Inflation Rate of Ethiopia
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The annual inflation rate of Ethiopia as measured by the consumer prices index was 26.84% in 2021, a difference of +6.48% (31.83% increase) from 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank.

The World Bank defines inflation measured by the consumer price index as "the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly".

The chart and table below shows the Inflation of Ethiopia for 1966 - 2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Annual Inflation Rate of Ethiopia (%)
Table of Annual Inflation Rate of Ethiopia
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Year Inflation (%)
1966 -1.36
1967 0.81
1968 0.18
1969 1.43
1970 10.12
1971 0.54
1972 -6.08
1973 8.91
1974 8.59
1975 6.55
1976 28.54
1977 16.66
1978 14.31
1979 16.03
1980 4.48
1981 6.14
1982 5.89
1983 -0.67
1984 8.42
1985 19.07
1986 -9.81
1987 -2.43
1988 7.08
1989 7.82
1990 5.15
1991 35.72
1992 10.53
1993 3.54
1994 7.59
1995 10.02
1996 -8.48
1997 2.40
1998 0.90
1999 7.94
2000 0.66
2001 -8.24
2002 0.68
2003 13.67
2004 3.33
2005 9.97
2006 12.30
2007 17.24
2008 44.36
2009 8.48
2010 8.15
2011 33.25
2012 23.60
2013 7.46
2014 6.89
2015 9.57
2016 6.63
2017 10.69
2018 13.83
2019 15.81
2020 20.36
2021 26.84