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Ethiopia Overtakes Tanzania To Become Top LDC Services Exporter

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Ethiopia Overtakes Tanzania To Become Top LDC Services Exporter
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A joint WTO-OECD report reveals that Ethiopia has surpassed Tanzania to become the largest commercial services exporter among the world's least-developed countries in 2024.

  • Ethiopia accounted for 17 percent of the total services exports among the world's least-developed countries in 2024.
  • The country's share of services exports more than doubled from seven percent in 2006.
  • Tanzania ranked second with a 15 percent share, followed by Bangladesh at 11 percent, Cambodia at 10 percent, and Uganda at four percent.
  • The findings were published in a joint World Trade Organization and OECD report titled 'Two Decades of Trade and Development Partnerships: Trends and Impact of the Aid for Trade Initiative'.
  • Collectively, least-developed countries accounted for 0.54 percent of global commercial services exports in 2024.
  • Least-developed countries' services imports reached USD 90 billion, growing at an average annual rate of 6.4 percent.
  • Total commercial services exports for least-developed countries rose from USD 9.5 billion in 2006 to USD 47 billion in 2024.
  • Transport accounted for 35 percent of least-developed countries' services exports, while travel represented 41 percent.
  • Least-developed countries tripled their merchandise exports to USD 277 billion in 2024, up from USD 95 billion in 2006.
  • Globally, USD 795 billion was disbursed for trade infrastructure and capacity building between 2006 and 2024.
  • A beekeeping project in Ethiopia implemented between 2018 and 2022 organized 3610 young people, established eight processing centers, and generated USD 1.4 million in revenue.
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