This　study　evaluates　the　trade　relations　between　Ethiopia　and　China　as　well　as　Ethiopia　and　India,　and　then　compares　the　bilateral　trade　volume　between　them.　It　also　examines　the　nexus　between　international　trade　and　economic　growth.　Panel　data　were　adopted　to　estimate　the　impact　of　China’s　and　India’s　bilateral　trade　with　Ethiopia　for　the　25　years　duration　(1990–2015).　The　gravity　model　has　been　employed　in　order　to　evaluate　and　compare　the　bilateral　trade　between　Ethiopia–China　and　Ethiopia–India.　To　examine　the　collected　data　SPSS　has　been　employed.　The　study　also　outlined　three　different　hypotheses　and　examined　them　based　on　the　consistency　of　the　statistical　empirical　result　of　the　study　as　well　as　the　positive　unconditional　coherence　with　previous　academic　literature.　The　result　demonstrates　the　bilateral　trade　between　Ethiopia–China,　0.321,　was　found　to　be　higher　than　Ethiopia–India,　0.136.　The　study’s　empirical　result　also　highlights　that　the　influence　of　geographical　proximity　alone　cannot　be　a　determinant　effect　on　bilateral　trade,　and　discovers　a　significant　linear　relationship　between　a　bilateral　trade　agreement　(BTA)　and　a　partner　country’s　economic　size.　©　2023　Institute　of　Chinese　Studies,　New　Delhi.