Gross domestic product (GDP) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Eritrea, 1992–2011
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ for gross domestic product (gdp) in 2011. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Eritrea peaked at 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.15 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1992.
Eritrea ranks 182nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.96 billion constant 2015 US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.07 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.90 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.16 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.07 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.66 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 180 Cape Verde 2.48 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 181 Lesotho 2.41 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 183 Gambia 2.22 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 2.18 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 185 Central African Republic 2.17 billion constant 2015 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)
- 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -362.03 million current LCU (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Eritrea?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Eritrea was 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2011, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Eritrea ranks 182nd out of 209 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but _does not_ account for differences in living costs between countries.