COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Eritrea Trade Openness
Eritrea trade openness: latest available value for 2011, historical series from 1992, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47,39 | 9,92 |
| 2010 | 37,47 | 9,50 |
| 2009 | 27,97 | -2,59 |
| 2008 | 30,56 | -4,00 |
| 2007 | 34,56 | -10,70 |
| 2006 | 45,26 | -15,85 |
| 2005 | 61,11 | -4,46 |
| 2004 | 65,57 | -8,44 |
| 2003 | 74,01 | -2,58 |
| 2002 | 76,59 | 4,53 |
| 2001 | 72,06 | 4,18 |
| 2000 | 67,88 | -28,38 |
| 1999 | 96,26 | 1,33 |
| 1998 | 94,93 | -20,49 |
| 1997 | 115,41 | -1,20 |
| 1996 | 116,62 | 11,29 |
| 1995 | 105,32 | -5,56 |
| 1994 | 110,88 | 8,82 |
| 1993 | 102,06 | 45,68 |
| 1992 | 56,38 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 05:42:31. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
12 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 20:23:47 | 2006 | 45,26 | 45,26 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 20:23:47 | 2007 | 34,56 | 34,56 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 20:23:47 | 2008 | 30,56 | 30,56 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 20:23:47 | 2009 | 27,97 | 27,97 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 20:23:47 | 2010 | 37,47 | 37,47 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 20:23:47 | 2011 | 47,39 | 47,39 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 17:20:40 | 2006 | 45,26 | 45,26 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 17:20:40 | 2007 | 34,56 | 34,56 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 17:20:40 | 2008 | 30,56 | 30,56 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 17:20:40 | 2009 | 27,97 | 27,97 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 17:20:40 | 2010 | 37,47 | 37,47 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 17:20:40 | 2011 | 47,39 | 47,39 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesEritrea recorded 47,39 percent of GDP in 2011, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2010, the trade openness increased by 9,92.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 20 observations from 1992 to 2011, the average was 71,91; the minimum was 27,97 in 2009 and the maximum was 116,62 in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 157 out of 194 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.
Integration into international trade.