COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Eritrea Imports
Eritrea imports: latest available value for 2011, historical series from 1992, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29,24 | -1,85 |
| 2010 | 31,09 | 7,65 |
| 2009 | 23,44 | -2,69 |
| 2008 | 26,13 | -2,66 |
| 2007 | 28,79 | -9,57 |
| 2006 | 38,36 | -16,58 |
| 2005 | 54,94 | -4,86 |
| 2004 | 59,80 | -7,77 |
| 2003 | 67,57 | 2,76 |
| 2002 | 64,81 | 3,55 |
| 2001 | 61,26 | 3,04 |
| 2000 | 58,21 | -28,51 |
| 1999 | 86,72 | 6,63 |
| 1998 | 80,09 | -5,71 |
| 1997 | 85,80 | -1,58 |
| 1996 | 87,38 | 4,45 |
| 1995 | 82,93 | 0,07 |
| 1994 | 82,86 | 11,36 |
| 1993 | 71,50 | 26,55 |
| 1992 | 44,95 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesEritrea recorded 29,24 percent of GDP in 2011, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2010, the imports decreased by 1,85.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 20 observations from 1992 to 2011, the average was 58,29; the minimum was 23,44 in 2009 and the maximum was 87,38 in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 139 out of 188 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Low income group.
Import dependence and domestic demand.