Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Eritrea
125.83 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ethiopia
132.49 current US$ per person
in 2023
Eritrea rank
198th
Ethiopia rank
196th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 132.49 current US$ per person against 125.83 current US$ per person in Eritrea, a difference of 6.66 current US$ per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 198th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 125.31 current US$ per person 42.14 current US$ per person 83.17 current US$ per person Eritrea
2010s 121.46 current US$ per person 128 current US$ per person 6.54 current US$ per person Ethiopia
2020s 113.6 current US$ per person 127 current US$ per person 13.4 current US$ per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 132.49 current US$ per person against 125.83 current US$ per person in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
6.66 current US$ per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Eritrea ranks 198th and Ethiopia ranks 196th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.