Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.3% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Eritrea, 1992–2011
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Eritrea peaked at 5.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +281121231.3% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1999 | -1.0% | -16877.9% |
| 2000 | -2.1% | +107.4% |
| 2001 | -1.8% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | -2.1% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | -1.7% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | -1.4% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | -74.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -102.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +747.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +1804.6% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -152.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -147.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -16.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.1%, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +281121231.3% | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| 1999 | -16877.9% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | +1804.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2007 | +747.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | -1.0% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.9% | -2.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.84 Percent per annum (2019)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.53 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Eritrea?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Eritrea was 0.3% in 2011, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Eritrea ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.