Which has higher merchandise trade, Eritrea or Uruguay?

Eritrea, at 29.4% against 28.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Uruguay?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Uruguay: Merchandise trade

Eritrea

29.4%

in 2025

Uruguay

28.3%

in 2025

Eritrea rank

176th

Uruguay rank

178th

Merchandise trade over time

Eritrea
Uruguay

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 29.4% against 28.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 176th and Uruguay ranks 178th of 204 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	86.0%	26.5%	59.5%	Eritrea
2000s	51.0%	37.4%	13.7%	Eritrea
2010s	54.5%	31.0%	23.4%	Eritrea
2020s	32.1%	29.5%	2.6%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Eritrea or Uruguay?: Eritrea, at 29.4% against 28.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Eritrea and Uruguay?: 1.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise trade?: Eritrea ranks 176th and Uruguay ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. 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.