What is the price of leather in Ethiopia?

As of January 2023, leather in Ethiopia is US$ 0.79 per kg (42.94 ETB), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much leather did Ethiopia export in 2023?

Ethiopia exported 163 tonnes of leather in 2023.

What was Ethiopia's world rank in leather exports?

Ethiopia ranked 78th out of 105 leather exporters.

Is Ethiopia a net exporter or importer of leather?

Ethiopia is a net exporter of leather.

How did Ethiopia's leather exports change year-on-year?

Leather exports declined by 81.5% year-on-year.

Leather Price in Ethiopia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Leather Prices in Ethiopia

US$ 0.79 / kg

42.94 ETB / kg

MoM ▼ 58.5% YoY ▼ 58.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 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)	0.79	42.94	▼ 58.5%	▼ 58.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in Ethiopia available is US$ 0.79 per kg (42.94 ETB), down 58.5% year-on-year.

In 2023, Ethiopia exported 163 tonnes of leather valued at US$129,308, ranking 78th out of 105 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter of leather, though exports declined by 81.5% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.7914 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Ethiopia exported $129.3K (163.4 t) of leather▼ 81.5% YoY. That ranks #78 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$129.3K

Export value

163.4 t

Export volume

#78 / 105

World rank

Global share

$0.79

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top leather exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Brazil $645.8M · 24.1%
#2 US $454.3M · 16.9%
#3 Italy $269.2M · 10%
#4 Argentina $172M · 6.4%
#5 China $156.5M · 5.8%

Annual export data Ethiopia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$129.3K	163.4 t	$0.79
2022	$698.4K	366.5 t	$1.91
2021	$362.8K	704.6 t	$0.51

HS Code

leather is traded under Harmonized System code 4104. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 Ethiopia sold 2,419 tonnes of leather. For 2019 alone, the demand for Ethiopia leather (processed category) has climbed, flactuating by 6.564 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports decreased by -37.36 pc earning the country US$52.96m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's leather exports are categorised as:

Full grains leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", unsplit, of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410711)
Leather of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, dehaired, and leather of hairless animals (excluding bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, pigs and reptiles, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410790)
Leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather" of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410799)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of reptiles,, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411330)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacÃ©-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 411410)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411310)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
Bovine leather, dehaired, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½) (HS code 410421)
Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411520)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, prepared after tanning, incl. parchment-dressed (excluding leather of whole bovine hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, full grains and full grain splits, chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410439)
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410712)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacâ€š-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 410800)
Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, tanned or pretanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, and bovine leather, pre-tanned only) (HS code 410429)
Full grains leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", unsplit, of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410791)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
Full grains leather, unsplit and grain splits leather, in the dry state "crust", of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, without hair on (excluding further prepared) (HS code 410441)
Bovine leather, dehaired, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½) (HS code 410422)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting incl. parchment-dressed leather", of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)" (HS code 411200)
Leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410410)
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410792)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, whether or not split (excluding leather of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, and chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather) (HS code 411390)
Leather of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
Parings and other waste of leather, parchment-dressed leather or composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411000)
Leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather" of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410719)

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Ethiopia leather export values

In 2019, Ethiopia supplied leather with a value of 52.96m USD, an improvement of 5.38% from 2018's total leather export of 50.256m USD. The yearly change in value of Ethiopia leather between 2017 to 2018 was -32.557%.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of Ethiopia's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -37.36 percent in comparison to a variation of 6.564% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ethiopia leather ( in '000$ )

Ethiopia procured 198 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Leather Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest leather prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$1.55/kg Zimbabwe$37.12/kg Morocco$4.99/kg Egypt$15.78/kg Nigeria$6.05/kg South Africa$1.58/kg Ghana$1.13/kg Uganda$0.95/kg Zambia$0.29/kg Botswana$0.09/kg Namibia$1.05/kg Tunisia$2.29/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 Molasses$0.09/kg Cotton$1.64/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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