| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Maturity on New External Debt Commitments (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Maturity on New External Debt Commitments: O... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Average Maturity on New External Debt Commitments: P... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,166.94
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,173.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Portfolio Investment: Bonds: Public ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,009.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,685.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,685.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Short-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 375.68
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: IFAD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: IMF Concessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -52.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: IMF Nonconcessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: The International Bank for... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: International Development ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,177.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,613.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,617.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmen... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: International Finance Corporation: Private Non-... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -38.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): Official ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,780.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Net Flows and Net Transfers (NFL): Commercial Banks ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -94.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -115.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -94.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 383.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNAIDS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNICEF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNHCR (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.44
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNDP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNFPA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNTA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.14
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: WFP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.28
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,007.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,015.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,593.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,288.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,288.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): The Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,139.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,554.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,559.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,561.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -66.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -53.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -154.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -273.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance and Official Aid Received: Curr... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,073.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance Received: Current Price (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,073.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross Capital Fo... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross National I... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Imports of Goods... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Pr... (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Central Governme... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.85
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 409.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 401.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,243.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: IMF Repurchases and Charges (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,172.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Debt Service: % of Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (P... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,172.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator: YoY% (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of GN... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of Ex... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: The International Bank for Reconstruction ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.61
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: Multilateral Debt Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 111.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Multilateral Debt Service: % of Public and Publicly ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 99.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 520.92
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 296.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 289.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 651.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: Total Amount Rescheduled (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,453.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,698.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 755.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 95.63
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.46
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Unit of Energy Use: PPP per Kg of Oi... (Intl $/kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.02
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.93
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ethiopia ET: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.74
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         |