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Economy of Eritrea
A view of Asmara
CurrencyEritrean nakfa (ERN)
Fiscal year
Calendar year
Trade organisations
AU, COMESA, AfDB
Statistics
GDP
  • Increase $2.25 billion (nominal, 2021)[1]
  • Increase $6.88 billion (PPP, 2021)[1]
GDP rank156th (nominal) / 156th (PPP)
GDP growth
  • 7.6% (16/17) 10.2% (17/18)
  • 7.9% (18/19e) 7.9% (19/20f)[2]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $626 (nominal, 2021)
  • Increase $1,910 (PPP, 2021)[1]
GDP by sector
agriculture (11.7%), industry (29.6%), services (58.7%) (2017 est.)
Inflation (CPI)
−14.401% (2018)[1]
Population below poverty line
50% (2004 est.)
Labour force
2.71 million (2017 est.)
Labour force by occupation
agriculture (80%), services and industry (20%)
Main industries
beverages, cement, clothing and textiles, food processing, light manufacturing, salt
External
Exports$635.7 million (2017 est.)
Export goods
food, livestock, small manufactures, sorghum, textiles
Main export partners
  • Economy of Eritrea Italy 30.5%
  • Economy of Eritrea Sudan 24%
  • Economy of Eritrea Saudi Arabia 8.8%
  • Economy of Eritrea China 8.5%
  • Economy of Eritrea UK 5.7%
  • Economy of Eritrea Egypt 4.8%
  • (2008 est.)
Imports$1.127 billion (2017 est.)
Import goods
machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
Main import partners
  • Economy of Eritrea Saudi Arabia 15.7%
  • Economy of Eritrea Egypt 11.9%
  • Economy of Eritrea China 11.1%
  • Economy of Eritrea India 8.9%
  • Economy of Eritrea Russia 7.2%
  • Economy of Eritrea South Africa 6.5%
  • Economy of Eritrea Brazil 5.9%
  • Economy of Eritrea South Korea 4.3%
  • (2008 est.)
Gross external debt
$1.026 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Public finances
Government debt
131.2% of GDP (2017 est.)
Revenues$2.029 billion (2017 est.)
Expenses$2.601 billion (2017 est.)
Foreign reserves
$236.7 million (2017 est.)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Eritrea has undergone extreme changes after the War of Independence. It experienced considerable growth in recent years, indicated by an improvement in gross domestic product in 2011 of 8.7 percent and in 2012 of 7.5% over 2011,[3] and has a total of $8.090 billion as of 2020. However, worker remittances from abroad are estimated to account for 32 percent of gross domestic product.[4]

Eritrea has an extensive amount of resources such as copper, gold, granite, marble, and potash. As of 2012, 20 mining companies had obtained licenses to prospect and exploit mines.

  1. ^ a b c d "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Global Economic Prospects, June 2019: Heightened Tensions, Subdued Investment. p. 127" (PDF). openknowledge.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ [1], International Monetary Fund. Retrieved October 2012.
  4. ^ Eritrea country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (September 2005). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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