Eritrea vs Somalia: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Eritrea
-1.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
-1.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
183rd
Somalia rank
181st
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.33 % change on previous year against -1.69 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.36 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 183rd and Somalia ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.61 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.28 % change on previous year | 12.69 % change on previous year | 10.41 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 16.38 % change on previous year | 14.19 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -1.33 % change on previous year against -1.69 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.36 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 183rd and Somalia ranks 181st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.