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Eritrea

ER · ERI · #99 · 4 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2019)
$1,537
GDP (2019)
$2.0B
GDP growth (2019)
3.8% ↓
Inflation (2019)
1.3% ↑
Unemployment (2025)
6.0% ↑
Population (2025)
3.6M
Population growth (2025)
2.0% ↑
Government debt (2019)
260.4% of GDP
Current account (2019)
13.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$27.9M
Life expectancy (2024)
68.9 yrs
Health spending (2023)
3.7% of GDP
Internet users (2020)
14.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
59.1/100
Trade openness (2011)
47.4% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
15.08/USD
Foreign reserves (2019)
$191.7M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2019)
260.4% of GDP
Current account (2019)
13.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$27.9M

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 - - - - 6.0% 3.6M - - - - - - - 15.08
2024 - - - - 6.0% 3.5M - - - -$27.9M 68.9 - - 15.08
2023 - - - - 5.9% 3.5M - - - $2.1M 68.6 3.7% - 15.08
2022 - - - - 6.0% 3.4M - - - -$32.0M 67.8 3.9% - 15.08
2021 - - - - 6.5% 3.4M - - - -$31.2M 66.9 4.2% - 15.08
2020 - - - - 6.4% 3.3M - - - -$30.3M 67.0 4.3% 14.4% 15.08
2019 $2.0B $1,537 3.8% 1.3% 5.8% 3.5M - 260.4% 13.0% -$60.7M 67.3 4.7% 11.2% 15.08
2018 $2.0B $1,575 13.0% -14.4% 5.8% 3.5M - 267.1% 15.5% $61.0M 67.0 4.3% 5.3% 15.08
2017 $1.9B $1,513 -10.0% -13.3% 5.8% 3.4M - 290.4% 24.8% $55.5M 66.6 4.2% 2.5% 15.08
2016 $2.2B $1,777 7.4% -5.6% 5.8% 3.4M - 251.2% 13.4% $52.3M 66.2 3.7% 1.2% 15.35
2015 $2.0B $1,635 -20.6% 28.5% 5.8% 3.3M - 271.4% 22.4% $49.3M 65.9 4.5% 1.1% 15.38
2014 $2.6B $2,133 30.9% 8.4% 5.6% 3.3M - 204.5% 17.7% $46.5M 65.5 3.9% 1.0% 15.38
2013 $2.0B $1,618 -10.5% 6.3% 5.6% 3.3M - 232.4% 2.3% $43.9M 65.0 5.0% 0.9% 15.38
2012 $2.3B $1,882 1.9% 6.0% 5.7% 3.3M - 171.6% 12.4% $41.4M 64.7 3.7% 0.8% 15.38
2011 $2.1B $1,742 25.7% 5.9% 5.8% 3.2M - 171.6% 12.8% $39.0M 64.2 5.2% 0.7% 15.38
2010 $1.6B $1,599 10.9% 10.3% 5.9% 3.2M - 201.8% -11.4% $91.0M 63.7 4.8% 0.6% 15.38
2009 $1.3B $1,577 12.2% 33.9% 5.8% 3.1M - 207.1% -11.3% $91.0M 63.2 5.4% 0.5% 15.38
2008 $923.0M $1,547 -19.4% 22.2% 5.7% 3.1M - 259.7% -7.6% $39.0M 62.4 6.6% 0.5% 15.38
2007 $1.0B $1,727 1.4% 9.4% 5.7% 3.0M - 201.3% -7.9% $7.2M 62.0 5.3% 0.4% 15.38
2006 $937.0M $1,682 -1.0% 7.7% 5.7% 2.9M - 199.0% -4.6% $15.4M 61.5 6.9% - 15.38
2005 $850.0M $1,674 2.6% 12.5% 5.7% 2.8M - 205.4% 0.4% $1.4M 60.6 6.9% - 15.37
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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