Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ was 0.0024 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0024 units per person for gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Eritrea peaked at 0.003 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0021 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.003 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.003 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per person | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 units per person | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0024 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0025 units per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0024 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0035 units per person, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +30.1% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0029 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 172 Burkina Faso 0.0026 units per person compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 0.0025 units per person compare
- 174 Chad 0.0025 units per person compare
- 176 Afghanistan 0.0021 units per person compare
- 177 North Korea 0.0019 units per person compare
- 178 Niger 0.0019 units per person compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -27.95 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 106.46 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.58 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0558 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 59.16 includes gold, current US$ per person (2019)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.58 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Eritrea?
- Gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ in Eritrea was 0.0024 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $?
- Eritrea ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product, gdp in millions constant 2021 international $ rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.