Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPRDF Meles Zenawi | 28 May 1991 – 20 Aug 2012 | +101% 1991 → 2012 | +3.4%/yr | |
| 2 | EPRDF Hailemariam Desalegn | 20 Aug 2012 – 2 Apr 2018 | +46.5% 2012 → 2018 | +6.6%/yr | |
| 3 | PP Abiy Ahmed | 2 Apr 2018 – now | +33.8% 2018 → 2025 | +4.2%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. Br thousand per person, 2015-16 prices, fiscal year · Ethiopia's national accounts via the World Bank (GDP at constant 2015-16 market prices, by fiscal year), over the population (World Bank, the UN's estimates) interpolated to the fiscal year's middle · Ethiopia data · as of Oct 2026.