Import value index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Import value index was 55.1 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Import value index in Eritrea, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import value index in Eritrea is 55.1 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Eritrea peaked at 110.8 2015 = 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.2 2015 = 100, in 2020.
Eritrea ranks 199th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 47.8 2015 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.2 2015 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58 2015 = 100 | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 57.1 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.2 2015 = 100 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 93 2015 = 100 | +44.9% |
| 2012 | 94.9 2015 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 101.2 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 93.9 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 100.5 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 104.4 2015 = 100 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 55.3 2015 = 100 | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 34.2 2015 = 100 | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 36.1 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 51 2015 = 100 | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 48.8 2015 = 100 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 55.1 2015 = 100 | +12.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 55.1 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 133.5 2015 = 100, 41% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 55.1 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 136.5 2015 = 100, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.74 2015 = 100 | 47.6 2015 = 100 | 58 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.82 2015 = 100 | 55.3 2015 = 100 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.04 2015 = 100 | 34.2 2015 = 100 | 55.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 196 Afghanistan 61.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 197 Sudan 60.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 198 Chad 56 2015 = 100 compare
- 200 Turkmenistan 54.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 201 Congo 49.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 202 North Korea 49.2 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise trade 29.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 174.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 145.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 24.08 current US$ per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in Eritrea?
- Import value index in Eritrea was 55.1 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8 2015 = 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2 2015 = 100 in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for import value index?
- Eritrea ranks 199th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.