Diplomacy

Ethiopia Ranks 50th for Inbound Access, 169th for Passport Mobility

AI SUMMARY

Passport Reports places Ethiopia 50th globally for inbound visitor access and 169th for outbound passport mobility.

Passport Reports analyzes travel permissions for 199 countries across 34 languages.
Ethiopia ranks 50th worldwide for the ease of entry it offers foreign passport holders.
The 18 October 2026 update ranks the Ethiopian passport 169th globally for outbound travel.
The Ethiopian passport has a mobility score of 39, providing access to 19.7% of 198 external destinations.
Access includes 13 visa-free destinations, 22 visa-on-arrival or facilitated entries, and four electronic travel authorisation destinations.
An advance visa is required for the remaining 159 destinations.
Visa-free destinations for Ethiopian citizens include Kenya, Rwanda, Gambia, and Singapore.
Ethiopia ranks 49th out of 54 African passports and African Union countries.
Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 11 BRICS countries and 116th out of 132 countries in the G77 comparison.
If all 29 Schengen destinations granted visa-free entry, Ethiopia's hypothetical world ranking would be 106th with a mobility score of 68.