Countries

Ethiopia: trade by HS code

  • US$3.2bnExports 2024
  • US$7.2bnImports 2024
  • 1,877HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Ethiopia came to US$3.2bn and imports to US$7.2bn.

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

Top exports

  1. 0901.11Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinatedUS$1.4bn
  2. 0603.11Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, rosesUS$249.9m
  3. 1207.40Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: sesamum seedsUS$240.4m
  4. 0713.33Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)US$99.9m
  5. 2716.00Electrical energyUS$85.4m
  6. 1201.90Soya beans, whether or not broken: otherUS$64.6m
  7. 0713.31Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) WilczekUS$64.4m
  8. 8807.30Other parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraftUS$61.5m
  9. 8411.12Of a thrust exceeding 25 kNUS$48.7m
  10. 6111.20Babies' garments and clothing accessories, knitted or: of cottonUS$38.8m
  11. 5306.10Flax yarn, singleUS$35m
  12. 2304.00Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oilUS$34.5m
  13. 0901.21Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, roasted, not decaffeinatedUS$33.6m
  14. 0603.19Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets: fresh, otherUS$30.1m
  15. 0602.10Unrooted cuttings and slipsUS$28m
  16. 0201.30Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: bonelessUS$27.5m
  17. 6109.10T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted: of cottonUS$25.4m
  18. 1905.90Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares: otherUS$24.5m
  19. 1207.99Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: other, otherUS$22.6m
  20. 6104.62Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: of cottonUS$19.7m

Top imports

  1. 8802.40Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15000 kgUS$585.6m
  2. 8411.12Of a thrust exceeding 25 kNUS$482.3m
  3. 8471.50Processing units other than those of subheading 847141 or 847149, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output unitsUS$320.1m
  4. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$138.2m
  5. 3002.41Vaccines for human medicineUS$138m
  6. 8544.49Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000: otherUS$119.9m
  7. 8543.70Other machines and apparatusUS$101.5m
  8. 7214.20Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rollingUS$94m
  9. 8517.62Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatusUS$73.7m
  10. 3302.10Of a kind used in the food or drink industriesUS$72.3m
  11. 3808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsUS$61.3m
  12. 8429.52Machinery with a 360° revolving superstructureUS$55.8m
  13. 8504.23Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10000 kVAUS$54.5m
  14. 8537.10For a voltage not exceeding 1000 VUS$48.4m
  15. 3004.20Medicaments: other, containing antibioticsUS$48.2m
  16. 8807.30Other parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraftUS$47.9m
  17. 7308.90Structures: otherUS$47.6m
  18. 4011.20Of a kind used on buses or lorriesUS$45.5m
  19. 1007.90Grain sorghum, otherUS$42.7m
  20. 3822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared: otherUS$41.6m

Main buyers from Ethiopia

  1. China US$402.8m
  2. United States US$387.6m
  3. Saudi Arabia US$371.5m
  4. Germany US$232.5m
  5. Netherlands US$211.1m
  6. Japan US$127.8m
  7. South Korea US$121.8m
  8. France US$105.2m
  9. Italy US$99.5m
  10. Kenya US$94.2m

Main suppliers of Ethiopia

  1. China US$2.7bn
  2. France US$703.8m
  3. United Kingdom US$335.7m
  4. India US$321.7m
  5. United States US$318.1m
  6. South Korea US$125.4m
  7. Türkiye US$125.4m
  8. Malaysia US$120m
  9. Belgium US$114m
  10. Singapore US$106.2m

Questions and answers

What does Ethiopia export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, not… (HS 0901.11), worth US$1.4bn.