| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: Pound Sterling (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Currency Composition of PPG Debt: USD (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Forgiveness or Reduction (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,121.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,416.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: IMF Purchases (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Long-Term and IMF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,460.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,048.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: Disbursements: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,460.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: International Development Association: Grants (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): The Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,197.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,395.79
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,658.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,517.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 251.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 279.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DIS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 530.82
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Concessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15,816.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Concessional Debt: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 68.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,879.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,722.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ration and Debt Service (DOD)... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23,062.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Stocks: Total Change (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,923.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Stocks: % of Exports of Goods, Services and Primary ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 389.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Stocks: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Use of IMF Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 334.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,802.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,802.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Short-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 925.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total Reserves (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Exports of Goods, Services and... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Debt Forgiveness Grants (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): The Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,746.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,157.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Multilateral Debt: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,093.94
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: The International Bank for Reconstruction and D... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,746.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,036.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,000.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,978.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,786.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Long-Term: Private Sector (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,765.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Long-Term: Public Sector (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,802.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Present Value (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,290.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Present Value: % of Exports of Goods, Services and P... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 292.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Present Value: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Residual: Stock-Flow Reconciliation (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Variable Rate (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,544.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Buyback (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Stock: Reduction (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Stock: Rescheduled (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Grace Period on New External Debt Commitment... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Grace Period on New External Debt Commitment... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Grace Period on New External Debt Commitment... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitmen... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitmen... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitmen... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments: O... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments: P... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 254.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 158.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 416.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Payments: % of Exports of Goods, Services a... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Payments: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: IMF Charges (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 555.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guarante... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 397.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Short-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): The Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 38.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.45
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 327.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 90.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 228.73
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PP... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Net Change in Interest Arrears (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Forgiven (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Capitalized (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Official (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Private (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         |