Glossary
The whole glossaryPercentage point
Qabxii dhibbeentaa
The plain difference between two percentages. From 15% to 16% is a rise of one percentage point, which is a rise of about 6.7 percent.
Garaagarummaa dhibbeentaa lamaanii. 15% irraa gara 16%tti ol ka'uun qabxii dhibbeentaa tokko; kunis gara dhibbeentaa 6.7 ol ka'uudha.
On Ensight's ticker, −0.2pp means inflation fell by 0.2 percentage points.
Tikarii Ensight irratti −0.2pp jechuun dabalinsi gatii qabxii dhibbeentaa 0.2n gadi bu'e jechuudha.
In Ethiopia
Ensight writes changes in rates in percentage points so that a reader is not misled: 'up 1 point' and 'up 1 percent' are different claims.
Ensight jijjiirama dhibbeentaa qabxii dhibbeentaatiin barreessa, akka dubbisaan hin dogoggorreef: “qabxii 1 ol ka'e” fi “dhibbeentaa 1 ol ka'e” waan tokko miti.
Stories that use this word
2A policy rate 0.9 points above inflation: how tight is 16%?
Dhalli imaammataa qaala'iinsa gatii qabxii 0.9'n caala: 16% hammam cimaa dha?The real policy rate is barely positive. The monthly pace says more about where prices are heading.
Ensight, from National Bank and Statistical Service figures · October 19, 2026The miners pay the power bill, and the rains decide for how long
Warri albuudaa kaffaltii humnaa kaffalu; hammam akka itti fufu roobatu murteessaData miners out-paid the domestic supplier last year. A cut to 23% of contract tests that model.
Ensight, from Ethiopian Electric Power figures · October 18, 2026