Eritrea: Exports, percent of GDP

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 Eritrea

Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP

 Latest value 18.15
 Year 2011
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1992 - 2011
 Average 13.62
 Min - Max 4.43 - 30.56
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2011 is 18.15 percent, an increase from 6.38 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 44.20 percent, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Eritrea from 1992 to 2011 is 13.62 percent. The minimum value, 4.43 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 30.56 percent was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Eritrea - Exports, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

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Eritrea - Exports, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1992-2011




The exports of Eritrea and other countries are calculated as the total amount of goods and services produced at home and sold abroad. Exports are often reported as percent of GDP so that we can evaluate their magnitude relative to the size of the economy.

If exports are about 15 percent or less of GDP the economy is considered relatively closed as only 15 percent of its products are sold internationally. That, for example, applies to the U.S. In contrast, many small European countries export over 40 percent of their production. They are considered more open to international trade.
Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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 Terms of trade 106.48 2021 percent
 Trade openness 47.39 2011 percent
 Financial openness -1.931 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 18.15 2011 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 0.37 2011 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 575.74 2011 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 29.24 2011 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 0.60 2011 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.89 2011 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.00 1998 billion U.S. dollars
 Current account, percent of GDP 14.10 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.10 2000 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -11.08 2011 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.40 2000 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.19 2019 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.00 2011 percent
 Remittances 0.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -22.87 2000 million USD
 External debt 51.48 2011 percent
 Short-term external debt 6.13 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 17.05 2019 percent
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