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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Eritrea: Mobility & Trade
Which countries move goods across their borders most smoothly?
Eritrea is placed 177th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 5.548 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 14.8 (2024).
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Mobility & Trade
177th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Eritrea on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
5.548
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 171st of 177 by UNCTAD
Eritrea: 5.548. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 83.05 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 77.23 · Sudan 27.59
14.8
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Eritrea: 14.8. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 2.8 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 10.5 · Sudan 18.1
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for Eritrea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 2.8 Rwanda
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 2.7 · Sudan 2.4
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Eritrea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 1.26 Mauritius
02Over time
Which way Eritrea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea fell from 13.29 in 2006 to 5.548 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2026 5.55 56.21 2025 5.55 60.84 2024 6.48 55.22 2023 9.10 54.78 2022 6.41 51.49 2021 6.41 52.64 2020 9.62 47.86 2019 9.41 51.05 2018 9.41 52.03 2017 5.49 49.87 2016 5.49 48.09 2015 5.49 49.13 2014 5.49 48.08 2013 — 51.32 2012 9.31 47.44 2011 — 50.26 2010 — 50.51 2009 — 53.04 2008 6.19 51.68 2007 10.93 55.78 2006 13.29 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea fell from 2.188 in 2007 to 2.087 in 2018; the world median went from 2.529 to 2.706.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2023 — 2.900 2018 2.09 2.706 2016 2.17 2.734 2014 2.08 2.753 2012 2.11 2.773 2010 1.70 2.746 2007 2.19 2.529
03In context
Eritrea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Eritrea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Djibouti | 125th | 77.23 | 10.5 | 2.7 | — |
 Sudan | 170th | 27.59 | 18.1 | 2.4 | — |
| Eritrea | 177th | 5.548 | 14.8 | — | — |
 Ethiopiacompare | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Eritrea in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Eritrea is ahead of the world, and behind
14 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Eritrea does worse than the middle country measured.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4567.9224.456No earlier reading
Eritrea: 7.922 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 46th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3320.206▲ Improved since 2015
Eritrea: 0.332 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 27th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2259.163.225▼ Worsened since 2016
Eritrea: 9.16 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.
Position 6th of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.2-2.8251.2No real change since 2015
Eritrea: -2.825 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 174th of 176 · derived.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1793.1267.17No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 93.12 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451912,792444,451Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 912,792 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3170.306Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 0.317 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23102.8103.23No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 102.8 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7312.81275.73Moved since 2016
Eritrea: 12.81 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,26911912,269Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 119 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-4.404-0.133Moved since 2013
Eritrea: -4.404 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,32312,512223,323Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 12,512 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0890.3546.089Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 0.354 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,83601,836No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 0 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
No current reading for Eritrea
Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Creative Goods Exports (last 2003), Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2011), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports (last 2003), ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2011), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2000), Logistics Performance Index (last 2018), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2016), Services Exports, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2006) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2011). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among Eritrea’s 14 topics
Mobility & Trade is Eritrea’s 14th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 15th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 117th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 152nd of 2002/4 keys
- Energyjoint 127th of 1652/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience162nd of 1933/4 keys
- Gender & Equality165th of 1832/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital181st of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology190th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture179th of 1842/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge194th of 1982/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 191st of 1943/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties198th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade177th of 1772/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Eritrea can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
South Africa39th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Kenya44th2/4 keysThis page
Eritrea177th2/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Eritrea and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and visa-free travel are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, the cost of sending money home, migrant numbers, refugees and student mobility are published as context: they describe how much crosses a border, not how well a country handles it. Services sold over the internet are measured under Digital & Technology.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 14 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Eritrea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Eritrea (banner) — Original photograph taken by User:Voice of Clam , edited by jjron - adjusted levels, reduced highlights, sharpened. derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Eritrea: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/eritrea/mobility