December 6 at least 70 drown when a migrant boat from ethiopia sinks off the red sea coast of yemen. With about 109 million people 2018, ethiopia is the second most populous nation in africa after nigeria, and the fastest growing economy in the region. Demographics according to the latest nationaldata 2014, the countrys populationwas. However, the contribution of the industrial sector to gdp, employment and exports remains low. The economy will continue to grow robustly throughout the 202024 forecast period. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. The framework is aimed at facilitating the delivery of ilos support to the country. Ethiopia efa country profile 2014 african efa development index edi ssa min 8 ethiopia 36 ssa 57 ssa max 91 18.
Ethiopias hdi value and rank ethiopias hdi value for 2017 is 0. Economist and cottl, mesfin girma economist and cottl, ruth hill sr. The country profile for ethiopia is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the world bank. The landscape assessment focused on the united states agency for international development usaid population and reproductive health. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in africa with a current population of 102. Ethiopias national development plans place emphasis on promoting exportled industrialization with a focus on light manufacturing. This report presents country of origin information coi on ethiopia up to 25 january. Infant, child, and maternal mortality have fallen sharply over the past decade, but the total fertility rate has declined more slowly and the population continues to grow. The human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. Family reunification laws in selected jurisdictions july 2014 pdf. Who noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018. Technical brief prepared for usaid sota conference. An underdeveloped private sector, which would limit the countrys trade competitiveness and resilience to shocks. Bordering eritrea, somalia, kenya, south sudan, and sudan, ethiopia is landlocked, and has been using neighboring djiboutis.
Country profile kenya kenya at a glance economic growth real gross domestic product gdp expanded by 5. It will also inform the country periodic reporting on the convention. This suggests a very weak direct agoainduced investment from the united states ministry of trade and industry, 2016. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Ethiopia has the lowest level of incomeinequality in africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a gini coefficient comparable to that of the scandinavian countries. Overview ethiopia is the secondmost populous country in subsaharan africa with a population of 97 million people and a population growth rate of 2. Between 2000 and 2017, ethiopias hdi value increased from 0. In 2014, the fastestgrowing sectors of the economy were. Usdos, country report on human rights practices 2014 ethiopia. The countrys workforce is mostly concentrated in the agriculture sector. Ethiopia country programme profile 2014 by self help. Development indicators total population 94,101,000 total fertility rate births per woman 4.
The oromo moved north through the southern highlands, bypasssing the sidama on the west, and into the central highlands, where they settled in the center and west on land, some. The government estimates that the economy grew by 5. Ethiopia is a signatory to meet the aims of the elephant protection initiative epi and participated at the london iwt declaration in february 2014 and. Ethiopia aims to reach lowermiddleincome status by 2025. The cpf was developed after intensive consultations with a wide range of stakeholders to gain a broadbased perspective on the wbgs performance and development priorities.
Trafficking in persons report 2015, ethiopia is a source and to a lesser extent, destination and transit country for men, women and children subjected to forced labour and. Ethiopia is a landlocked country on the horn of africa, in the east of the continent. Between 2000 and 2017, ethiopia s hdi value increased from 0. Uk home office country policy and information note. Ethiopians who migrated to the middle east and gulf countries. In relation to goal 3, it is noted that the lower secondary completion rate has more than doubled, from 11 percent to. Ethiopia has already taken measures to protect its biodiversity, including establishing a national elephant action plan neap. Others convicted under the countrys deeply flawed antiterrorism lawincluding opposition leaders and four journalistsremain in prison. Ethiopia is an ecologically diverse country, ranging from the deserts along the eastern border to the tropical forests in the south to extensive afromontane in the northern and southwestern parts.
The who country health profile of ethiopia provides key statistics and links to health topical databases, plus news, features and bulletin journal articles on the health issues of the country. The who country health profile of ethiopia provides key statistics and links to health topical databases. Ethiopia, africas second oldest independent country, has one of the fastest growing nonoil. Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country more than 80% of the population lives in rural areas that is in the early stages of demographic transition. Edited by ibrahim mulushewa, anews editor, this is a short documentary that focuses on the emergence of the ethiopian statehood, its. The program is aimed at supporting the ethiopian governments own homegrown economic reform program, which is designed to eliminate macroeconomic imbalances and lay the foundation for sustainable and inclusive growth. Ethiopia is the largest and most populated country in the horn of africa. Ethiopia country profile presidents malaria initiative.
The malaria operational plans below are detailed 1year implementation plans for pmi focus countries. This profile provides a very useful reference to inform the implementation and monitoring of the frameworks highlighted above with stronger attention to gender. Trained or retrained approximately 12,000 youth and 600 adult leaders and reached approximately 750,000 youth through youth networks with behavior change and life skills programs that promoted abstinence and faithfulness. Ethiopia country profile updated may 2016 ethiopia. In in the 1960s, ethiopia used to export food but a combination of factors have brought about this crisis including. It is bordered by djibouti, eritrea, kenya, somalia, south sudan, sudan, and somaliland somalia. Lake tana in the north is the source of the blue nile. For more than a decade before 2016, ethiopia grew at a rate between 8% and 11% annually one of the fastest growing states among the 188 imf member countries. The third generation of the ethiopia decent work country programme, dwcp 20142015, is a tripartite government, workers and employers partners initiated program framework, designed to address country priorities identified by the constituents in collaboration with ilo country office. In addition, ethiopia has very low usage of sanitation s ervices, with only 7 percent usage of basic services nationally. The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in subsaharan africa and the ethiopia income group. Apart from a fiveyear occupation by mussolinis italy, it has never been colonised.
However, according to rmms research conducted in 2014, only about 3040% of. The country is administratively subdivided into 11 astedader citys, and these are further subdivided into 80 zone. International development association international finance corporation multilateral investment guarantee agency country partnership framework for the federal democratic republic of ethiopia for the period fy18fy22 may 22, 2017 country management unit, afce3 africa region the international finance corporation. The country lies completely within the tropical latitudes and is relatively compact, with similar northsouth and eastwest dimensions. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the imf.
Country of origin information report ethiopia refworld. The capital is addis ababa new flower, located almost at the centre of the country. November 4 in johannesburg, angolan journalist and human rights campaigner rafael marques says the african union should move its headquarters out of ethiopia because of concerns about freedom of expression there. Ethiopia is africas oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population. Ethiopia economy, politics and gdp growth summary the.
The profile compiles uptodate statistical and legal information available in ethiopia using the list of indicators identified by national constituents and based on the standard ilo list approved by the governing body. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in africa, and the three main colors of the flag were so often adopted by other african countries on. Ethiopia s hdi value and rank ethiopia s hdi value for 2017 is 0. On this page you can read or download commercial bank of ethiopia exam pdf in pdf format.
Government spending will remain high in the runup to the august 2020 election. Country profiles fao members gateway lowincome fooddeficit countries. Life expectancy in ethiopia is 64 years and the underfive mortality is 62 per births in 2014, both progressing from 51 years and over 150 per at the end of the 1990s. Mobilefriendly national human development report 2014 ethiopia accelerating inclusive growth for sustainable human development in ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia. Ethiopia as 86th out of 86 countries in 2014 21st out of 21 ssa countries. Study on migration routes in the east and horn of africa. The country partnership framework cpf fy18fy22 builds on the progress achieved by ethiopia during the past five years. Ethiopia tuberculosis profile world health organization. It has a unique cultural heritage, being the home of the ethiopian orthodox church one of the oldest christian denominations. Ethiopias location gives it strategic dominance as a jumping off point in the horn of africa, close to the middle east and its markets. High levels of foreign investment are expected, given that the government is pushing ahead with its reformist agenda and continues to privatise stateowned enterprises. Protests in oromia in 2014, 2015 and 2016 led to violent clashes between protesters and security forces, several hundred deaths and the. Latest data available from the global health observatory.
Federal democratic republic of ethiopia department of justice. Ethiopia the second most populous country in africa is a oneparty state with a planned economy. In 2014, the human development index ranks ethiopia 174 among 188 countries and the gender inequality index ranks it 129 among 152 countries for which data are available. Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in country of asylum, 2016. Partnerships work with us ask fao fao on social media invest.
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