Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 35.6% against 22.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Eritrea ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 13.0% | 3.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 20.2% | 5.6% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 23.3% | 7.3% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Eritrea, at 35.6% against 22.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Eritrea ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.