Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea
Eritrea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0% for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea peaked at 0.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4188945833601.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4188945833601.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Eritrea was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Eritrea ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.