Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 28 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea stood at 28 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea peaked at 1,460 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 2014.
Eritrea ranks 63rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 228 % | — |
| 2001 | 384 % | +68.4% |
| 2002 | 564 % | +46.9% |
| 2003 | 1,460 % | +158.9% |
| 2004 | 1,199 % | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 959 % | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 755 % | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 911 % | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 1,001 % | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 652 % | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 455 % | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 353 % | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 49 % | -86.1% |
| 2013 | 28 % | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 20 % | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 25 % | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 % | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 22 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 24 % | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 28 % | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 28 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 28 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 28 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 811.3 % | 228 % | 1,460 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.4 % | 20 % | 455 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.33 % | 26 % | 28 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eritrea was 28 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,460 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 2014.
- How does Eritrea rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Eritrea ranks 63rd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.