Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

ET / ETH Africa Africa

128.7M

Population

$126.8B

GDP

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital Addis Ababa

Continent Africa

Region Africa

Subregion Africa

Currency birr (ETB)

Languages Oromo (official regional working language) 33.8% Amharic (official national language) 29.3% Somali (official regional working language) 6.2% Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official regional working language) 5.9% Sidamo 4% Wolaytta 2.2% Gurage 2% Afar (official regional working language) 1.7% Hadiyya 1.7% Gamo 1.5% Gedeo 1.3% Opuuo 1.2% Kafa 1.1% other 8.1% English (2007 est.)

Timezones UTC+3

Area 1,104,300 km²

Map Reference Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Borders Djibouti Eritrea Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan

Demographics

Population (2023) 128,691,692

Density 116.5 per km²

Urban Population 23.2%

Median Age 20.4 years

Life Expectancy 67.7 years

Major Cities ADDIS ABABA

Economy

GDP (2022) $126.8B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $1,272

Inflation (2024) 21.0%

Unemployment (2024) 3.4%

Public Debt 31.4% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2023) 54.601 to USD

Card Brands (Top 3)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA	12
2	DASHEN BANK S.C.	4
3	AWASH INTERNATIONAL BANK S.C.	3
4	WEGAGEN BANK SHARE COMPANY	3
5	BANK OF ABYSSINIA SHARE COMPANY	2
6	COOPERATIVE BANK OF OROMIA S.C	2
7	INTL HDQTRS-CENTER OWNED	2
8	UNITED BANK SHARE COMPANY	2
9	ABAY BANK SHARE COMPANY	1
10	BERHAN INTERNATIONAL BANK SHARE COMPANY	1

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Main Exports

1. coffee

2. garments

3. dried legumes

4. cut flowers

5. oil seeds (2023)

Main Imports

1. refined petroleum

2. fertilizers

3. plastics

4. raw sugar

5. cars (2023)