Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 38/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 36.9/100 #145
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.257
- HDI
- 0.492
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Ethiopia | Taye Atske Selassie |
| Prime Minister of Ethiopia | Abiy Ahmed |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2012)
- 8.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 28.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
6th pct
Rule of law (2023)
27th pct
Corruption control (2023)
37th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
24th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
14th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
20th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 38 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.257
- Liberal
- 0.100
- Participatory
- 0.128
- Deliberative
- 0.195
- Egalitarian
- 0.161
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 36.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #145 / 180
- Rank change
- -4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #139
- 31.5
- Economic #131
- 34.7
- Legal #118
- 51.1
- Social #146
- 37.9
- Safety #157
- 29.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.9 | 145 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 51.1 | 37.9 | 29.5 |
| 2024 | 41.4 | 141 | 33.9 | 41.2 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 47.7 | 130 | 50.3 | 43.1 | 62.6 | 43.6 | 38.8 |
| 2022 | 50.5 | 114 | 50.7 | 45.8 | 63.7 | 57.3 | 35.3 |
| 2021 | 66.4 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2020 | 67.2 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2019 | 64.9 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 27.8 |
| 2018 | 49.8 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 34.6 |
| 2017 | 49.7 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 40.3 |
| 2016 | 54.9 | 142 | - | - | - | - | 33.5 |
| 2015 | 58.2 | 142 | - | - | - | - | 35.9 |
| 2014 | 59.4 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 60.4 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 56.6 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 49.4 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 49.0 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 47.8 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 63.0 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 75.0 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 42.0 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - |