Ethiopian Informer
ADDIS ABABA (EI) — The Ethiopia attracted 3.52 billion USD in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) has announced.
The EIC, in a statement issued Saturday, said the reported FDI inflow so far in 2025/2026 Ethiopian fiscal year, which began on July 8, has registered a 16 percent increase when compared to the same period last fiscal year.
It said with over 13.1 billion U.S. dollars worth of investment deals signed at this year’s edition of the “Invest in Ethiopia” forum, the East African country has positioned itself as an attractive hub for FDI.
The EIC highlighted that the “strong momentum” in investor attraction will have a positive ripple effect on job creation and export sector growth.
Meanwhile, the EIC announced that it has issued more than 372 new investment licenses during the past nine months.
As the country attracted the highest in East Africa and the second highest FDI inflow in Africa, recent official data showed that the country has attracted 4 billion U.S. dollars in in FDI during the past 2024/2025 Ethiopian fiscal year.
The reported annual FDI inflow marked a 22.7 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to the EIC.
The Ethiopian government attributed the increased FDI to the shift towards an open-door investment policy, which allowed foreign investors to participate in key sectors, including export, import, retail and wholesale businesses that were previously restricted for foreign investors.
