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Ethiopia Insightsas of Oct 2026
Population size
130 M People
Urbanization rate
22.5%
Population growth
2.47%
Median age
19.1 years
Household size
4.6 People
Education level
25 percent
GDP
164,000,000,000 USD
GDP per capita
1,297 USD
Inflation rate
25 %
Unemployment rate
19.1 %
Cost of living index
25 index
Income inequality (Gini)
35 index
Retail sales volume
25,000,000,000 USD
Retail sales per capita
198 USD
Disposable income per capita
800 USD
Spending by category - apparel
10 percent
Spending by category - groceries
40 percent
Spending by category - electronics
5 percent
Number of retail outlets
500,000 outlets
Major national retail chains
Shoa Supermarket, Friendship Shopping Center chains
Retail market fragmentation
90 percent
Presence of global brands
Limited qualitative
Dominant retail formats
Traditional markets, emerging supermarkets formats
Average commercial rent
20 USD/sqm/month
Property transaction volume
5,000 transactions
Ease of doing business index
159 rank
Business permit process time
100 days
Zoning constraints
High qualitative
E-commerce delivery infrastructure
Emerging qualitative
Road density
45 km per 1000 sq km
Public transport penetration
20 %
Commute patterns
30 minutes
Vehicle ownership per capita
0.002 vehicles per person
E-commerce share of retail
1.5 %
Click-and-collect adoption
5 %
Internet penetration
25 %
Mobile commerce usage
60 %
Retail tech startups
50 startups
Retail-related crime rate
15 incidents per 1000 outlets
Shoplifting incidents
5,000 incidents
Consumer protection score
50 score out of 100
Business compliance risk
Medium qualitative
Annual tourist arrivals
1,200,000 arrivals
Tourist retail spending
2,500,000,000 USD
Airport traffic
10,000,000 passengers
Duty-free sales trends
Growing qualitative
Projected retail market growth rate
8.5 %
Urban expansion zones
Addis Ababa, Hawassa zones
Emerging retail hubs
Dire Dawa, Mekelle hubs
Major upcoming national mall or retail projects
Lideta Mall expansion, Unity Park Retail projects
Retail Destinations in Ethiopia
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