Country Info: Ethiopia

Bilateral Trade by Sector: United States - Ethiopia

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Value ('1000 dollars) / Year-to-date is January-September

Bilateral Trade by Sector: United States - Ethiopia

Value ('1000 dollars) / Year-to-date is January-September

Sector	Category	2011	2012	2013	2013 YTD	2014 YTD
Agricultural products:
	Exports	107,094	97,505	67,688	32,181	39,722
	Imports	119,837	98,941	106,300	89,796	96,752
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	3,109	3,792	3,818	2,849	4,426
	GSP imports	2,820	3,426	3,492	2,598	4,023
	AGOA imports	289	367	327	251	403
Forest products:
	Exports	759	1,533	1,677	1,456	972
	Imports	120	14	62	60	45
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	4		2		9
	GSP imports	4		2		9
	AGOA imports
Chemicals and related products:
	Exports	5,828	5,836	7,720	5,931	12,037
	Imports	481	1,125	1,025	816	704
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	11	4	10	4	13
	GSP imports	11	4	10	4	13
	AGOA imports
Energy-related products:
	Exports	3,241	75	432	61	3,486
	Imports
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
Textiles and apparel:
	Exports	1,294	1,103	882	646	1,671
	Imports	10,077	11,411	12,690	9,640	11,756
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	9,974	11,044	12,063	9,078	11,560
	GSP imports	14	7	6		17
	AGOA imports	9,959	11,037	12,056	9,078	11,543
Footwear:
	Exports	13	39	89	74	86
	Imports	669	7,093	19,378	15,085	15,006
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	630	6,860	19,241	14,954	14,962
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports	630	6,860	19,241	14,954	14,962
Minerals and metals:
	Exports	5,505	7,831	8,218	6,296	6,569
	Imports	465	4,921	279	210	3,167
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	77	52	33	29	16
	GSP imports	77	52	33	29	14
	AGOA imports					2
Machinery:
	Exports	33,747	23,923	12,603	9,346	11,962
	Imports	38	107	100	65	109
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports		6	11	11	7
	GSP imports		6	11	11	7
	AGOA imports
Transportation equipment:
	Exports	492,600	1,082,786	519,622	360,137	854,368
	Imports	31	71	360	276	338
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	19
	GSP imports	19
	AGOA imports
Electronic products:
	Exports	12,611	22,785	29,790	16,177	35,651
	Imports	20	27	310	169	110
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports					5
	GSP imports					5
	AGOA imports
Miscellaneous manufactures:
	Exports	1,384	1,491	1,212	1,035	884
	Imports	518	413	515	447	2,004
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	65	123	135	100	247
	GSP imports	64	85	45	22	137
	AGOA imports	1	38	90	78	110
Special provisions:
	Exports	20,863	18,591	25,815	12,552	13,926
	Imports	12,140	59,003	52,549	44,433	39,960
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
All sectors:
	Exports	684,938	1,263,499	675,747	445,893	981,334
	Imports	144,397	183,126	193,567	160,998	169,949
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	13,889	21,882	35,313	27,025	31,246
	GSP imports	3,010	3,581	3,598	2,664	4,226
	AGOA imports	10,879	18,301	31,714	24,361	27,020

US Department of Commerce

Note: empty fields denote ‘no trade’, NE means ‘not eligible’

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Economic Background

Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for 46% of GDP and 85% of total employment. Coffee has been a major export crop. The agricultural sector suffers from poor cultivation practices and frequent drought, but recent joint efforts by the Government of Ethiopia and donors have strengthened Ethiopia's agricultural resilience, contributing to a reduction in the number of Ethiopians threatened with starvation.

The banking, insurance, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted significant foreign investment in textiles, leather, commercial agriculture and manufacturing.

Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to the tenants; land use certificates are now being issued in some areas so that tenants have more recognizable rights to continued occupancy and hence make more concerted efforts to improve their leaseholds.

While GDP growth has remained high, per capita income is among the lowest in the world.

Ethiopia's economy continues on its state-led Growth and Transformation Plan under its new leadership after Prime Minister Mele's death.The five-year economic plan has achieved high single-digit growth rates through government-led infrastructure expansion and commercial agriculture development.

Ethiopia in 2013 plans to continue construction of its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile - the controversial multi-billion dollar effort to develop electricity for domestic consumption and export.

Ethiopia is the host country for the 2013 AGOA Forum.