Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Eritrea
Eritrea: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 23.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Eritrea, 2000–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Eritrea stood at 23.3%.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Eritrea peaked at 49.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2009.
Eritrea ranks 143rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 19.2% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.3% | 24.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.84 Percent per annum (2019)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 269.77 % change on previous year (2011)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1,922 current LCU per person (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 32.44 % change on previous year (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 86.96 current US$ per person (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,337 current LCU per person (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Eritrea?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Eritrea was 23.3% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 143rd out of 201 countries with data for 2011.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).