🇪🇹 Country Profile

Ethiopia

Affordable medicine reaching Ethiopia

🇪🇹 $188M
All data from DGCIS India export records (fiscal year, April–March).
$188M
Scale
Ethiopia's healthcare system receives $188M in Indian pharmaceutical products each year — affordable, quality medicine.
71%
Medicine
Primarily medicines (71%), supplemented by vaccines and medicine ingredients.
1.9×
Trajectory
India's pharmaceutical supply to Ethiopia has grown 1.9× over the past decade — strong, sustained expansion.
Context
Part of India's pharmaceutical supply network across Africa.
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Impact
Indian pharmaceutical companies have both exported to and invested directly in Ethiopia — building trade and operational presence.
Export Trend DGCIS FY
Pharmaceutical Composition Trend DGCIS CY 2014–2025

All pharmaceutical categories from DGCIS

Category Mix — FY 2025–26 DGCIS
Medicines $134M (71.3%) Vaccines $39.1M (20.8%) Medicine Ingredients $7.5M (4.0%) Surgical & Hospital Supplies $7.2M (3.9%)
Top Products — FY 2025–26 DGCIS
Indian Pharma Investment in Ethiopia Source: RBI ODI Data

Total RBI-approved ODI commitments by Indian pharmaceutical companies into Ethiopia: $0.90M across 12 filings (2012-2015).