Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 14.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 14.7% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Eritrea peaked at 22.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2001.
Eritrea ranks 116th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +138.0% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -35.6% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 14.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 77% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 14.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 9.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise trade 29.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 23.69 million current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 54.12 million current US$ (2000)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Eritrea?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Eritrea was 14.7% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Eritrea ranks 116th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.