Human development index vs gdp per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.503 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Eritrea, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.503 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.503 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.457, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.474 | — |
| 2006 | 0.473 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.472 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.457 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.462 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.465 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.48 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.483 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.479 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.497 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.48 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.485 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.495 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.496 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.499 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.503 | +0.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.503 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.496, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.503 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4676 | 0.457 | 0.474 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4834 | 0.465 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4982 | 0.495 | 0.503 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -70.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Eritrea was 0.503 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.503 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.457 in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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