Ethiopia
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Ethiopia

Waterborne foreign imports from Ethiopia to the United States in 2015 totaled $181,393,111. Exports to Ethiopia in 2015 were $136,748,463.

Information about foreign trade between Ethiopia and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Ethiopia represented 100.0% of all vessel imports, $181,358,561 versus $181,393,111.

By weight, container cargo imports from Ethiopia represented 91.6% of all vessel shippments, 38,296,906 (kg) versus 41,801,439 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $181,393,111  $136,748,463
2014  $143,736,035  $113,046,337
2013  $130,939,066  $109,039,383
2012  $111,988,097  $131,360,674
2011  $125,270,476  $152,025,332
2010  $102,996,932  $184,347,792
2009  $88,672,724  $127,796,954
2008  $123,207,149  $183,480,685
2007  $73,050,366  $119,476,314
2006  $58,779,393  $83,085,486
2005  $52,178,523  $189,253,524
2004  $37,601,763  $134,058,705
2003  $27,989,195  $174,811,382


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $181,358,561  $31,726,408
2014  $143,364,981  $32,438,549
2013  $130,526,285  $31,831,404
2012  $111,447,714  $24,574,332
2011  $125,224,081  $41,961,653
2010  $102,717,951  $33,752,239
2009  $88,617,421  $47,176,837
2008  $123,177,749  $16,034,364
2007  $73,027,568  $21,166,724
2006  $58,774,722  $15,029,971
2005  $51,926,883  $20,219,762
2004  $37,595,774  $23,336,703
2003  $27,986,021  $25,895,638


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  41,801,439  430,847,338
2014  38,434,777  361,171,266
2013  43,652,628  177,257,607
2012  37,761,679  208,140,591
2011  36,862,503  313,436,681
2010  57,762,906  626,679,554
2009  64,258,141  368,403,031
2008  50,104,591  401,406,717
2007  40,974,008  329,005,339
2006  35,056,907  259,541,725
2005  47,198,458  772,510,054
2004  40,019,461  475,943,504
2003  29,959,170  795,655,454


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  38,296,906  24,619,709
2014  38,296,906  54,953,842
2013  43,492,886  17,792,228
2012  37,557,752  16,184,115
2011  36,642,862  21,455,678
2010  57,666,223  33,588,698
2009  64,200,425  101,022,871
2008  50,086,191  10,872,195
2007  40,969,224  5,486,452
2006  35,056,811  4,676,010
2005  47,066,819  28,144,248
2004  40,017,446  24,397,504
2003  29,958,956  43,017,784


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov