Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Eritrea

Imports (% of GDP) in Eritrea in 2011 — 29.24%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 179. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 15.71 pp.

2011 29.24% −1.85 pp vs 2010
World rank 135of 179
Period maximum 87.38%1996
Period minimum 23.44%2009

Trend over time

1992–2011 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Eritrea, 1992–20110255075100199219941996199820002002200420062008201020111992: 44.95%1993: 71.5%1994: 82.86%1995: 82.93%1996: 87.38%1997: 85.8%1998: 80.09%1999: 86.72%2000: 58.21%2001: 61.26%2002: 64.81%2003: 67.57%2004: 59.8%2005: 54.94%2006: 38.36%2007: 28.79%2008: 26.13%2009: 23.44%2010: 31.09%2011: 29.24%
Change over the period: −15.71 pp Annual average: -0.83 pp

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 29.24%
World 29.41%
Eastern Africa computed 36.79%
Low-income countries computed 30.15%
Imports (% of GDP) — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 29.24 −1.85 pp
2010 31.09 +7.65 pp
2009 23.44 −2.69 pp
2008 26.13 −2.66 pp
2007 28.79 −9.57 pp
2006 38.36 −16.58 pp
2005 54.94 −4.86 pp
2004 59.8 −7.77 pp
2003 67.57 +2.76 pp
2002 64.81 +3.55 pp
2001 61.26 +3.04 pp
2000 58.21 −28.51 pp
1999 86.72 +6.63 pp
1998 80.09 −5.71 pp
1997 85.8 −1.58 pp
1996 87.38 +4.45 pp
1995 82.93 +0.07 pp
1994 82.86 +11.36 pp
1993 71.5 +26.55 pp
1992 44.95

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.