Facts about Ethiopia

The Horn of Africa faces enormous challenges regarding security policy. Ethiopia has interests in all the areas of conflict. It is in Norway's own interest to contribute to stability in the region, and a strengthening of the development cooperation has been given priority in 2010.
Estimated population (2010)
85 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
350 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
10,1 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
50,7 %
Industry
10,7 %
Services
38,6 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
1,3 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
46 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
13 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2005)
50,7 %
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
104
Change 2000 - 2009
-44
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2005)
6,7
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 ()
Not available
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
38 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
79,1 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,33

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
83,5 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2008)
70,2 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
91,4
Secondary
77,3
Tertiary
Not available

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
28 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector (2007)
67 %

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
17,5 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,7

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.