Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 64.2% in 2000. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Eritrea, 1995–2000
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Eritrea is 64.2%, measured in 2000. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 1,980.3% over ten years.
That places Eritrea 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the top quarter.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.1% | — |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +984.1% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +69.0% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +5.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 64.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 64.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 3.1% | 61.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 45 Croatia 66.0% compare
- 46 Bolivia 64.6% compare
- 47 South Sudan 64.4%
- 49 Saudi Arabia 63.7% compare
- 50 Australia 60.7% compare
- 51 El Salvador 60.7% compare
More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise trade 29.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 23.69 million current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 54.12 million current US$ (2000)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Eritrea?
- Travel services in Eritrea was 64.2% in 2000, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for travel services?
- Eritrea ranks 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2000.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,980.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.