Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea is 0.088 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.019 per 1,000 people, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 186th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.019 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 0.03 per 1,000 people | +57.9% |
| 2000 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.041 per 1,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.055 per 1,000 people | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 0.042 per 1,000 people | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.055 per 1,000 people | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 0.046 per 1,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.05 per 1,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.044 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.044 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.045 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.05 per 1,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.056 per 1,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.066 per 1,000 people | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.068 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.072 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.071 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.088 per 1,000 people | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 0.077 per 1,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.088 per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.085 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.088 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0245 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0468 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0637 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.088 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.085 per 1,000 people | 0.088 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 125.2 constant LCU per person (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 13.27 % change on previous year (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 140.28 current US$ per person (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 13.27 % change on previous year (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2,157 current LCU per person (2009)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -0.2424 % change on previous year (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea was 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.088 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 per 1,000 people in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.