Bank deposits to GDP in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Bank deposits to GDP was 27.4% in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
27.4%
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
146th
of 185 countries
All-time high
36.4%
in 2004
All-time low
1.1%
in 1961
Years of data
47
1961–2008

Bank deposits to GDP in Ethiopia, 1961–2008

010203040196119842008

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2008, bank deposits to gdp in Ethiopia stood at 27.4%.

That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 36.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1961.

Ethiopia ranks 146th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Bank deposits to GDP in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Ethiopia, 1961 to 2008.
Year % Change
1961 1.1%
1962 1.3% +14.8%
1963 2.4% +85.9%
1964 2.9% +19.0%
1965 2.9% +0.2%
1966 3.2% +12.5%
1967 3.4% +6.0%
1968 3.6% +6.6%
1969 3.9% +7.7%
1970 3.9% +0.7%
1971 4.1% +4.0%
1972 4.9% +19.0%
1973 6.4% +31.5%
1974 6.0% -6.1%
1975 5.6% -7.3%
1976 7.7% +37.3%
1977 7.2% -6.3%
1978 7.4% +2.9%
1979 7.6% +3.1%
1981 9.2% +21.0%
1982 9.6% +4.6%
1983 10.3% +6.8%
1984 12.6% +21.9%
1985 12.9% +3.0%
1986 13.6% +4.9%
1987 13.4% -1.6%
1988 14.2% +6.4%
1989 15.3% +7.7%
1990 16.2% +5.9%
1991 15.4% -4.8%
1992 16.5% +7.2%
1993 14.9% -9.6%
1994 18.6% +24.4%
1995 17.2% -7.2%
1996 18.2% +5.6%
1997 23.7% +30.0%
1998 26.1% +10.4%
1999 27.0% +3.4%
2000 27.3% +1.1%
2001 29.8% +9.3%
2002 35.1% +17.8%
2003 36.1% +2.8%
2004 36.4% +0.7%
2005 35.2% -3.2%
2006 34.2% -3.0%
2007 31.8% -6.9%
2008 27.4% -13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.7% 1.1% 3.9% 9
1970s 6.1% 3.9% 7.7% 10
1980s 12.3% 9.2% 15.3% 9
1990s 19.4% 14.9% 27.0% 10
2000s 32.6% 27.3% 36.4% 9

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 143 Dominican Republic 29.3% compare
  2. 144 Sao Tome and Principe 29.0%
  3. 145 Eswatini 28.0% compare
  4. 147 Ukraine 27.3% compare
  5. 148 Papua New Guinea 27.0% compare
  6. 149 Belarus 26.9%

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank deposits to gdp in Ethiopia?
Bank deposits to gdp in Ethiopia was 27.4% in 2008, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1961.
How does Ethiopia rank for bank deposits to gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2008.
Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,479 data points, 1960–2021
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Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).