Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 17.9 current US$ per person in 2009. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Eritrea, 1992–2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Eritrea is 17.9 current US$ per person, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 34.42 current US$ per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.09 current US$ per person, in 2008.
Eritrea ranks 189th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.84 current US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 33.42 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 27.98 current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 29 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 32 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 33.01 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 28.95 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 27.02 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 19.78 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 21.73 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 29.5 current US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 2003 | 28.31 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 34.42 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 27.43 current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 25.89 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 21.15 current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 17.09 current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 17.9 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 17.9 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.45 current US$ per person, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 17.9 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.16 current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9 current US$ per person | 27.02 current US$ per person | 33.42 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.32 current US$ per person | 17.09 current US$ per person | 34.42 current US$ per person | 10 |
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 taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Eritrea?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Eritrea was 17.9 current US$ per person in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.42 current US$ per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 current US$ per person in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2009.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.