A majority of Ethiopians describe the country’s economic condition as bad, and fewer than half expect things to get better during the coming year, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows.
The proportion of citizens who are satisfied with their personal living conditions declined by 13 percentage points compared to 2020, from 51% to 38%.
More than half of the population experienced moderate or high levels of lived poverty during the past year, frequently go without a cash income, enough clean water, medical care, and other basic necessities.