Textiles and clothing in Eritrea

Eritrea: Textiles and clothing was 16.2% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
16.2%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
14th
of 154 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2008
All-time low
9.1%
in 1996
Years of data
20
1992–2011

Textiles and clothing in Eritrea, 1992–2011

10152025301992200120111992: 18 % of value added in manufacturing1993: 11.8 % of value added in manufacturing1994: 11.8 % of value added in manufacturing1995: 12.4 % of value added in manufacturing1996: 9.1 % of value added in manufacturing1997: 14.9 % of value added in manufacturing1998: 12.3 % of value added in manufacturing1999: 13.3 % of value added in manufacturing2000: 11.6 % of value added in manufacturing2001: 11.3 % of value added in manufacturing2002: 11.7 % of value added in manufacturing2003: 9.3 % of value added in manufacturing2004: 10 % of value added in manufacturing2005: 11.8 % of value added in manufacturing2006: 16.5 % of value added in manufacturing2007: 18.6 % of value added in manufacturing2008: 31.2 % of value added in manufacturing2009: 20 % of value added in manufacturing2010: 15 % of value added in manufacturing2011: 16.2 % of value added in manufacturing

Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 16.2% for textiles and clothing in 2011.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, textiles and clothing in Eritrea peaked at 31.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1996.

That places Eritrea 14th out of 154 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Textiles and clothing in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) in Eritrea, 1992 to 2011.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1992 18.0%
1993 11.8% -34.7%
1994 11.8% +0.1%
1995 12.4% +5.4%
1996 9.1% -26.9%
1997 14.9% +64.0%
1998 12.3% -17.4%
1999 13.3% +8.5%
2000 11.6% -13.1%
2001 11.3% -2.3%
2002 11.7% +3.9%
2003 9.3% -20.5%
2004 10.0% +7.0%
2005 11.8% +17.9%
2006 16.5% +39.7%
2007 18.6% +13.1%
2008 31.2% +67.7%
2009 20.0% -35.9%
2010 15.0% -24.8%
2011 16.2% +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.9% 9.1% 18.0% 8
2000s 15.2% 9.3% 31.2% 10
2010s 15.6% 15.0% 16.2% 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 11 Mauritius 21.9% compare
  2. 12 Tunisia 18.8% compare
  3. 13 Burkina Faso 18.6%
  4. 15 Egypt 15.9% compare
  5. 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.7% compare
  6. 17 Mozambique 15.6%

See the full ranking of 154 places →

More economy & growth data for Eritrea

All data for Eritrea →

Frequently asked questions

What is textiles and clothing in Eritrea?
Textiles and clothing in Eritrea was 16.2% in 2011, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest textiles and clothing recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest textiles and clothing recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1996.
How does Eritrea rank for textiles and clothing?
Eritrea ranks 14th out of 154 countries with data for 2011.
Is textiles and clothing rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Textiles and clothing in Eritrea. Statizoid, drawing on International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/textiles-and-clothing-percent-of-value-added-in-manufacturing/eritrea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/textiles-and-clothing-percent-of-value-added-in-manufacturing/eritrea/">Textiles and clothing in Eritrea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 5,745 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).