# Trade as a share of GDP in Eritrea

Trade as a share of GDP in Eritrea was 47.4% in 2011. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `trade_share_gdp`
- Place id: `er`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.
- Note: Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.
- Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/trade-share-gdp/eritrea
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=trade_share_gdp&place=er

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2011 | 47.4 |
| 2010 | 37.5 |
| 2009 | 28 |
| 2008 | 30.6 |
| 2007 | 34.6 |
| 2006 | 45.3 |
| 2005 | 61.1 |
| 2004 | 65.6 |
| 2003 | 74 |
| 2002 | 76.6 |
| 2001 | 72.1 |
| 2000 | 67.9 |
| 1999 | 96.3 |
| 1998 | 94.9 |
| 1997 | 115.4 |
| 1996 | 116.6 |
| 1995 | 105.3 |
| 1994 | 110.9 |
| 1993 | 102.1 |
| 1992 | 56.4 |