Ethiopia international reserves
No recent data: not rankedSub-Saharan Africa
Total reserves
$3.8B
Data for December 2024
1-month change
+5.3%
12-month change
+86.6%
High since 2000
$4.1B
July 2018
Monthly history (IMF)
$3.8 billion
December 2024+661.4% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of December 2024.
- Foreign exchange$3.8B · 99.6%
- SDRs$4M · 0.1%
- IMF reserve position$10M · 0.3%
Gold
Ethiopia does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 28
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
3.0%
Months of imports covered
1.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.