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Eritrea

ER · ERI Sub-Saharan Africa Low income
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Eritrea (ERI) maps 2 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 3 airports, and 3 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

2
Ports
3
Airports
3
Locations
2
Trade Zones
2
Airlines

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

the World Bank's World Development Indicators (2026-04) records no rail-network figures for Eritrea.

Container throughput
27,453TEU
World Bank WDI · 2019
Air freight
0M ton-km
World Bank WDI · 2019
Maritime territory (EEZ)
78,110km²
Marine Regions
Logistics sites
1
OpenStreetMap
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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties
Total: 2
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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1993
✓
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994
UN Treaty Collection
Trade Flow
Top export market China
Top import source China
Lead export good Ores, slag, ash
Lead import good Machinery & mechanical appliances
Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022
CEPII BACI
Preferential Trade
Total: 3
  • CU Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles
  • CU Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt
  • CU Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
World Bank DTA
Fiscal & Tariffs
  • CurrencyERN Nakfa
  • MFN applied tariff7.9% avg · 2006
ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI
Commodity Profile
  • Agriculture (50) Sorghum 140k t · 2024
  • Minerals (8) petroleum, crude 685k t · 1996
FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA
Trade Controls
Total: 2
0 UN · 2 EU
  • Ermias Ghirmay
  • Fitwi Esmail Abdelrazak
EU Sanctions
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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 2

2 seaports in Eritrea — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Assab ERASA 11.0 m Mitsiwa Harbor ERMSW 9.4 m
Source the NGA World Port Index
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Airports

Total: 3

3 airports in Eritrea, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Assab International Airport ASA 11531 ft Massawa International Airport MSW 11483 ft Asmara International Airport ASM 9842 ft
Source OurAirports
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Locations

Total: 3

3 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in Eritrea — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Assab ERASA Port, Road, Airport Asmara ERASM Rail, Road, Airport, Postal Massawa (Mitsiwa) ERMSW Port, Rail, Road, Airport
Sources GeoNamesUN/LOCODE
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Trade Zones

Total: 2

2 special economic and free-trade zones in Eritrea, with type and operator.

Massawa Free Trade Zone ERI1 Free Trade Zone Assab Free Trade Zone ERI2 Free Trade Zone
Source the World Bank SEZ database
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IATA · ICAO

Airlines

Total: 2

2 air carriers registered in Eritrea, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Eritrean Airlines B8 Nasair UE
Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes
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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)
Etalab 2.0↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
LocationsGeoNamesGeoNames
CC BY 4.0↗
InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)
CC0↗
AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes
Factual code list↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217
Factual code list↗
LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE — free↗
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0↗
InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap
ODbL 1.0↗
AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports
Public domain↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection
UN — open↗
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO↗
Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database
CC BY 4.0↗
Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ databasethe World Bank SEZ database
CC BY 4.0↗
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0↗
Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)↗