What is the price of cotton in Ethiopia?

As of January 2023, cotton in Ethiopia is US$ 1.64 per kg (89.25 ETB), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Ethiopia's world rank in cotton exports?

Ethiopia ranks #45 among 102 cotton exporters.

What was Ethiopia's cotton production in 2023?

Ethiopia produced 63,320 tonnes of cotton in 2023.

What is the latest export price for Ethiopian cotton?

The latest export unit value for Ethiopian cotton is US$1.6449 per kg.

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Cotton Prices in Ethiopia

US$ 1.64 / kg

89.25 ETB / kg

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ETB)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.64	89.25	n/a	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cotton price in Ethiopia available is US$ 1.64 per kg (89.25 ETB).

Ethiopia exported 1,044 tonnes of cotton in 2023, valued at US$1.7 million, ranking #45 among 102 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country produced 63,320 tonnes of cotton, placing it #25 globally with 0.2% of world output and a 1.1% year-on-year increase. The latest export unit value is US$1.6449 per kg. Ethiopia is a net exporter of cotton.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cotton in Ethiopia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Ethiopia exported $1.7M (1 kt) of cotton. That ranks #45 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.7M

Export value

1 kt

Export volume

#45 / 102

World rank

Global share

$1.64

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cotton exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Brazil $5.15B · 30.9%
#2 US $5.01B · 30%
#3 Australia $2.42B · 14.5%
#4 India $904M · 5.4%
#5 Benin $500.9M · 3%

Production FAOSTAT · 2023

Ethiopia produced 63.3 kt of cotton in 2023▲ 1.1% YoY. It ranks #25 among producing countries (0.2% of world output).

63.3 kt

mi_production

#25

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

cotton is traded under Harmonized System code 5201.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Ethiopia cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Ethiopia shipped 542 tonnes of cotton. For 2019 alone, the demand for Ethiopia cotton (processed category) has gone down, with a change of -69.082 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports reduced by -89.89 pc bringing the country US$0.72m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's cotton exports are classified as:

Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)
Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)

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Ethiopia cotton export values

In 2019, Ethiopia sold cotton with a value of 0.72m USD, a drop of -71.70% from 2018's total cotton export of 2.544m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ethiopia cotton between 2017 to 2018 was -68.366%.

The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Ethiopia's cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -89.89 pc compared to a variation of -69.082% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ethiopia cotton ( in '000$ )

Ethiopia's top destinations for cotton are France, Djibouti, Belgium, Turkey and Pakistan.

Ethiopia ordered 347 tonnes of cotton in 2019.

Cotton Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest cotton prices in other Africa countries:

Egypt$1.68/kg Tanzania$1.28/kg Zimbabwe$1.51/kg Kenya$4.92/kg Zambia$1.65/kg South Africa$1.82/kg Uganda$1.77/kg Benin$1.93/kg Nigeria$1.37/kg Mali$1.67/kg Malawi$3.71/kg Togo$1.66/kg Senegal$1.94/kg Burundi$0.25/kg Ivory Coast$1.86/kg

Other Processed Prices in Ethiopia

Latest prices for other processed in Ethiopia:

Coffee$5.19/kg Whisky$0.89/kg Sugar$0.38/kg Wheat flour$2.22/kg Beer$1.11/kg Leather$0.79/kg Molasses$0.09/kg Butter$4.80/kg Jojoba oil$5.83/kg Natural Honey$2.46/kg Green Tea$1.06/kg Pasta$1.06/kg Maize (corn) flour$27.74/kg Castor Oil$0.44/kg Mineral water$0.63/kg

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