Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Eritrea
Eritrea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 51.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 51.5% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Eritrea peaked at 55.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -42.1% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +62.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | -7.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 51.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 51.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 15.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 27.2% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 39.0% | 55.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 6 Russian Federation 58.6% compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 56.4% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 54.8% compare
- 10 Bangladesh 50.6% compare
- 11 Chad 50.1% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.4% 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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Eritrea?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Eritrea was 51.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.