01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$1.92B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 187 of 210

Real GDP growth2.9%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$5422024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity27.7%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing6.0%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −9.6 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table35 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Eritrea	1990	$332.37M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$164	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1991	$383.97M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	$200	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1992	$437.10M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	$243	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1993	$505.11M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	$272	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1994	$630.81M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	$330	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1995	$639.77M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	$316	Not published	Not published	5.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1996	$748.51M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$352	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1997	$791.14M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	$368	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1998	$809.31M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	$371	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1999	$793.70M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	$359	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2000	$706.37M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	$314	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2001	$752.37M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	$325	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2002	$729.32M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	$305	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2003	$870.25M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$349	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2004	$1.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	$427	Not published	Not published	6.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2005	$1.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	$413	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2006	$937.32M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	$347	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2007	$1.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	$372	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2008	$922.69M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-19.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	$328	Not published	Not published	3.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2009	$1.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	$449	Not published	Not published	5.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2010	$1.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	$540	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2011	$2.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.4 pp vs world	$689	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2012	$2.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	$742	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2013	$1.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-10.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	$637	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2014	$2.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	$841	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2015	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-20.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.8 pp vs world	$648	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2016	$2.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	$696	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2017	$1.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	$604	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2018	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	$628	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2019	$1.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$612	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2020	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	$642	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2021	$2.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	$660	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2022	$2.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$699	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2023	$2.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	$656	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2024	$1.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$542	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaAfricaEastern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Eritrea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$332.37M → $332.37M

Compound annual change: 0.0% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$332.37M → $1.59B

Compound annual change: +8.1% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1.59B → $1.92B

Compound annual change: +1.3% CAGR

Nominal GDP$1.92B2024 · Published series · World rank 187 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$2.36B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Eritrea	1990	$332.37M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$682.42M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1991	$383.97M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$762.56M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1992	$437.10M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$848.74M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1993	$505.11M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$958.07M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1994	$630.81M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1995	$639.77M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1996	$748.51M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1997	$791.14M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1998	$809.31M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1999	$793.70M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2000	$706.37M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2001	$752.37M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2002	$729.32M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2003	$870.25M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2004	$1.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2005	$1.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2006	$937.32M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2007	$1.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2008	$922.69M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2009	$1.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2010	$1.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2011	$2.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2012	$2.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2013	$1.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2014	$2.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2015	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2016	$2.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2017	$1.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2018	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2019	$1.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2020	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2021	$2.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2022	$2.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2023	$2.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2024	$1.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Eastern Africa$583.45B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Eritrea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$164 → $164

Compound annual change: 0.0% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$164 → $540

Compound annual change: +6.2% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$540 → $542

Compound annual change: +0.0% CAGR

GDP per person$5422024 · Published series · World rank 203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$6672024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Eritrea	1990	$164	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)	$336	Not published	Not published	4.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1991	$200	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)	$397	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1992	$243	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)	$472	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1993	$272	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$516	Not published	Not published	7.2 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1994	$330	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	$565	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1995	$316	Not published	Not published	5.8 (world = 100)	$646	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1996	$352	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$629	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1997	$368	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)	$679	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1998	$371	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	$723	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)
Eritrea	1999	$359	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	$726	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2000	$314	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$716	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2001	$325	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)	$610	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2002	$305	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	$641	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2003	$349	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$634	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2004	$427	Not published	Not published	6.3 (world = 100)	$592	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2005	$413	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$587	Not published	Not published	6.5 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2006	$347	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)	$572	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2007	$372	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	$572	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2008	$328	Not published	Not published	3.5 (world = 100)	$448	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2009	$449	Not published	Not published	5.1 (world = 100)	$491	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2010	$540	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$533	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2011	$689	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	$658	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2012	$742	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	$662	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2013	$637	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	$586	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2014	$841	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	$762	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2015	$648	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$603	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2016	$696	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)	$643	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2017	$604	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)	$574	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2018	$628	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)	$641	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2019	$612	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)	$655	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2020	$642	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	$642	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2021	$660	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)	$649	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2022	$699	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	$654	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2023	$656	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)	$661	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)
Eritrea	2024	$542	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	$667	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Eastern Africa$1,1682024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Eritrea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable

Integration1990–2010

11.7% → 10.9%

Average annual rate: +4.7%

Current era2010–2024

10.9% → 2.9%

Average annual rate: +4.2%

Real GDP growth2.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 118 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth1.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 140 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator81.32024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Eritrea	1990	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	14.8	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1991	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	16.0	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1992	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world	17.1	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1993	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	17.5	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1994	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	21.2	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1995	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	20.0	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1996	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	23.6	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1997	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	24.3	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1998	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	25.1	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1999	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	26.7	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2000	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	28.0	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2001	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	-14.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	40.0	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2002	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	44.0	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2003	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	50.7	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2004	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	65.9	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2005	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	71.7	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2006	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	61.8	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2007	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	66.4	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2008	-19.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	-21.5%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	74.5	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2009	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	93.3	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2010	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	103.2	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2011	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.4 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	106.7	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2012	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	114.3	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2013	-10.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	-11.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	110.9	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2014	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world	112.6	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2015	-20.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.8 pp vs world	-20.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.8 pp vs world	109.7	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2016	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	110.1	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2017	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	-10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	105.2	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2018	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	98.1	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2019	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	93.3	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2020	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2021	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	101.8	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2022	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	106.9	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2023	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	99.2	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2024	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	81.3	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Eastern Africa5.0%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Eritrea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

115.9% → 115.9%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

115.9% → 107.8%

Percentage-point change: -8.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

107.8% → 113.5%

Percentage-point change: +5.6 pp

Final consumption113.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption90.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption22.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand94.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Eritrea	1990	115.9%	Not published	Not published	+41.2 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	+32.0 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	135.5%	Not published	Not published	+35.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1991	118.7%	Not published	Not published	+43.6 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	139.7%	Not published	Not published	+39.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	1992	115.4%	Not published	Not published	+40.1 pp vs world	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+36.2 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	127.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	1993	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+38.3 pp vs world	82.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	139.6%	Not published	Not published	+39.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	1994	126.8%	Not published	Not published	+51.4 pp vs world	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+42.0 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	152.1%	Not published	Not published	+52.2 pp vs world
Eritrea	1995	134.5%	Not published	Not published	+59.6 pp vs world	96.1%	Not published	Not published	+37.6 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	156.8%	Not published	Not published	+57.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	1996	127.0%	Not published	Not published	+52.0 pp vs world	94.3%	Not published	Not published	+35.5 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	153.9%	Not published	Not published	+54.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	1997	119.8%	Not published	Not published	+44.7 pp vs world	95.9%	Not published	Not published	+36.8 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	150.3%	Not published	Not published	+50.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	1998	129.6%	Not published	Not published	+54.0 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	160.0%	Not published	Not published	+60.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	1999	117.6%	Not published	Not published	+41.7 pp vs world	71.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	46.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.1 pp vs world	157.6%	Not published	Not published	+57.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2000	126.5%	Not published	Not published	+51.0 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	54.8%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	148.5%	Not published	Not published	+48.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	2001	115.2%	Not published	Not published	+38.8 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	150.4%	Not published	Not published	+50.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2002	123.5%	Not published	Not published	+46.6 pp vs world	83.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.0 pp vs world	153.0%	Not published	Not published	+53.2 pp vs world
Eritrea	2003	134.6%	Not published	Not published	+57.8 pp vs world	88.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	+29.7 pp vs world	161.1%	Not published	Not published	+61.2 pp vs world
Eritrea	2004	133.8%	Not published	Not published	+57.9 pp vs world	97.1%	Not published	Not published	+38.0 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	154.0%	Not published	Not published	+54.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2005	128.4%	Not published	Not published	+53.1 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	148.8%	Not published	Not published	+49.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2006	123.4%	Not published	Not published	+48.9 pp vs world	89.9%	Not published	Not published	+31.9 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	140.7%	Not published	Not published	+41.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2007	113.9%	Not published	Not published	+39.9 pp vs world	80.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	129.7%	Not published	Not published	+30.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2008	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+39.9 pp vs world	74.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	132.0%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2009	115.0%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	86.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	127.5%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2010	107.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	126.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2011	84.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	65.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	97.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2012	85.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	68.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	95.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2013	102.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	113.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2014	86.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Eritrea	2015	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	67.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	93.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2016	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	101.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2017	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	67.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2018	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	74.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	95.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2019	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	97.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2020	90.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	97.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2021	89.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	96.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2022	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	97.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2023	90.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	97.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2024	113.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.3 pp vs world	90.7%	Not published	Not published	+34.0 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

Latest common comparison

Africa80.9%2024

Eastern Africa84.2%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Eritrea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

19.6% → 19.6%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

19.6% → 18.2%

Percentage-point change: -1.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

18.2% → -19.4%

Percentage-point change: -37.6 pp

Gross capital formation-19.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation-19.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventoriesUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Eritrea	1990	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1991	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1992	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1993	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1994	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1995	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1996	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1997	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1998	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	1999	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2000	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2001	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2002	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2003	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2004	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2005	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2006	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2007	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2008	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2009	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2010	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2011	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2012	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2013	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2014	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2015	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2016	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2017	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2018	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.4 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2019	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2020	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2021	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2022	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2023	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Eritrea	2024	-19.4%	Not published	Not published	-45.3 pp vs world	-19.4%	Not published	Not published	-44.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

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Africa20.9%2024

Eastern Africa21.1%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Eritrea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

EritreaEastern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

80.6% → 80.6%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

80.6% → 38.8%

Percentage-point change: -41.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

38.8% → 84.4%

Percentage-point change: +45.6 pp

Exports45.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports39.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports6.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness84.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Eritrea	1990	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	59.4%	Not published	Not published	+40.3 pp vs world	-38.3%	Not published	Not published	-38.1 pp vs world	80.6%	Not published	Not published	+42.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	1991	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	+45.6 pp vs world	-41.7%	Not published	Not published	-41.7 pp vs world	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+49.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	1992	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	44.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	-33.5%	Not published	Not published	-33.8 pp vs world	56.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	1993	29.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+50.9 pp vs world	-39.6%	Not published	Not published	-40.1 pp vs world	98.8%	Not published	Not published	+61.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	1994	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+59.7 pp vs world	-52.1%	Not published	Not published	-52.5 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+66.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	1995	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+57.7 pp vs world	-56.8%	Not published	Not published	-57.3 pp vs world	98.8%	Not published	Not published	+58.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1996	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+60.3 pp vs world	-53.9%	Not published	Not published	-54.3 pp vs world	108.0%	Not published	Not published	+66.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	1997	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+55.3 pp vs world	-50.3%	Not published	Not published	-50.8 pp vs world	103.2%	Not published	Not published	+59.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	1998	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+52.2 pp vs world	-60.0%	Not published	Not published	-60.4 pp vs world	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+44.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1999	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+44.3 pp vs world	-57.6%	Not published	Not published	-57.9 pp vs world	74.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2000	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	58.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.8 pp vs world	-48.5%	Not published	Not published	-48.7 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2001	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	61.3%	Not published	Not published	+38.3 pp vs world	-50.4%	Not published	Not published	-50.4 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world
Eritrea	2002	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+41.8 pp vs world	-53.0%	Not published	Not published	-53.2 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2003	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	67.6%	Not published	Not published	+43.8 pp vs world	-61.1%	Not published	Not published	-61.3 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2004	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	59.8%	Not published	Not published	+34.4 pp vs world	-54.0%	Not published	Not published	-54.3 pp vs world	65.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2005	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.3 pp vs world	-48.8%	Not published	Not published	-49.2 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2006	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	-40.7%	Not published	Not published	-41.3 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	2007	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	-29.7%	Not published	Not published	-30.5 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2008	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.3 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	-32.0%	Not published	Not published	-32.7 pp vs world	45.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2009	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	-27.5%	Not published	Not published	-28.1 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2010	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	-26.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.9 pp vs world	38.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2011	29.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	55.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2012	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	2013	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-13.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2014	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	56.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2015	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	59.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2016	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2017	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	57.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2018	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	28.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2019	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	60.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2020	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	56.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2021	38.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	74.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2022	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2023	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	69.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	2024	45.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Eastern Africa45.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 27.7%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing17.3%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010-7.2 pp2010–2024-1.8 pp

World specialization: 4.06×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities15.6%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010+6.5 pp2010–2024+0.1 pp

World specialization: 0.74×

Construction15.7%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010+10.6 pp2010–2024+0.4 pp

World specialization: 2.72×

Trade, restaurants and hotels11.4%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010-12.0 pp2010–2024+0.4 pp

World specialization: 0.79×

Transport, storage and communication12.3%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010-0.4 pp2010–2024+0.3 pp

World specialization: 1.26×

Other activities27.7%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010+2.7 pp2010–2024+0.7 pp

World specialization: 0.62×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

24.4% → 24.4%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

24.4% → 27.1%

Percentage-point change: +2.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

27.1% → 27.7%

Percentage-point change: +0.7 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing4.06×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.74×

Construction2.72×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.79×

Transport, storage and communication1.26×

Other activities0.62×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table35 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Eritrea	1990	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	1991	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	1992	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	1993	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	1994	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	1995	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	1996	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	1997	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	1998	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	1999	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2000	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	29.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2001	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world
Eritrea	2002	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2003	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2004	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2005	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2006	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world
Eritrea	2007	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2008	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2009	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2010	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2011	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2012	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2013	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world
Eritrea	2014	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2015	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2016	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world
Eritrea	2017	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world
Eritrea	2018	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2019	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Eritrea	2020	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world
Eritrea	2021	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2022	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world
Eritrea	2023	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world
Eritrea	2024	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 6.0% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Eritrea was 9.6 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 6.0%
World specialization: 0.38×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

8.5% → 8.5%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

8.5% → 6.0%

Percentage-point change: -2.5 pp

Current era2010–2024

6.0% → 6.0%

Percentage-point change: -0.0 pp

Share of total GVA6.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity38.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth5.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 56 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table35 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Showing 35 of 35 rows

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Eritrea	1990	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1991	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1992	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	95.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1993	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1994	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	92.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1995	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	+36.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1996	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	89.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1997	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	89.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1998	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	1999	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2000	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2001	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	-16.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2002	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	90.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2003	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	89.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	-9.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2004	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	88.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	-8.2%	Not published	Not published	-27.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2005	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	-19.3%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2006	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	82.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	-13.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2007	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	79.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2008	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2009	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2010	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	-31.9 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2011	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	-30.7 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2012	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-30.9 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2013	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-31.3 pp vs world	-10.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2014	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-33.1 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2015	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-37.5 pp vs world	-18.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2016	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-38.7 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2017	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-37.4 pp vs world	-11.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2018	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-36.4 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2019	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-36.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2020	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-38.9 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2021	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-36.8 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2022	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-33.2 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2023	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-34.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Eritrea	2024	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-35.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.54×

Eastern Africa0.69×

World0.38×

Eritrea Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure