Share of imports that come from China in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of imports that come from China was 49.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 49.4% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 42.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Eritrea peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
Eritrea ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +275.9% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +157.4% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -58.1% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +127.5% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +45.1% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +42.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 49.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 49.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +275.9% | 3.7% | 14.0% |
| 2011 | +157.4% | 13.5% | 34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 13.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 23.4% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -70.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.53 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Eritrea?
- Share of imports that come from china in Eritrea was 49.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Eritrea ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.