Merchandise trade in Eritrea
Eritrea: Merchandise trade was 29.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Eritrea, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 29.4% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Eritrea peaked at 106.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 76.9% | — |
| 1993 | 83.6% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 106.6% | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 93.4% | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +37.7% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +57.8% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +49.5% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -40.1% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 71.9% | 106.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 32.4% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 42.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 28.9% | 36.9% | 6 |
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More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 174.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 145.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 24.08 current US$ per person (2000)
- Commercial service exports 54.12 million current US$ (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Eritrea?
- Merchandise trade in Eritrea was 29.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 106.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for merchandise trade?
- Eritrea ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.