External debt stocks, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: External debt stocks, total was 693.28 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 693.28 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total in Eritrea peaked at 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.06 million DOD, current US$, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.83 million DOD, current US$ | 29.06 million DOD, current US$ | 273.36 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 724.47 million DOD, current US$ | 329.70 million DOD, current US$ | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 900.85 million DOD, current US$ | 779.33 million DOD, current US$ | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 743.42 million DOD, current US$ | 693.28 million DOD, current US$ | 798.65 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 109 Haiti 944.74 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 110 Grenada 863.28 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 806.45 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 113 Solomon Islands 596.14 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 114 Dominica 569.53 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 115 Vanuatu 519.88 million DOD, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -11.1% (2011)
- GDP per capita 751.38 constant 2015 US$ (2011)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.5% (2009)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2011)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 751.38 constant 2015 US$ (2011)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 15.07 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.43 billion current LCU (2009)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 353.00 million current US$ (2009)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 795.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 51.71 million current US$ (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total in Eritrea?
- External debt stocks, total in Eritrea was 693.28 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.06 million DOD, current US$ in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for external debt stocks, total?
- Eritrea ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.