GDP
$2.07Bcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2011
0% of world average
SERIAL · 232Africa
Eritrea
CapitalAsmara
CurrencyERN · nakfa
LanguageEnglish, Arabic, Tigrinya
Since1993
ISOERI · ER
Population
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Watermark portrait: Isaias Afwerki
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in the Horn of Africa
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The country has a total area of approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.
Text: Wikipedia — EritreaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Asmara
- Currency
- nakfa (ERN)
- Official language
- English, Arabic, Tigrinya
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +291
- Licence plate code
- ER
- Top-level domain
- .er
- Independence / founding
- 24 May 1993
- Highest point
- Emba Soira (3,018 m)
- Lowest point
- Lake Kulul (-75 m)
- Anthem
- Ertra, Ertra, Ertra
— LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
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— MONEY —
GDP, purchasing power parity
$5.22Bcurrent int'l $
not enough data to rank2011
1% of world average
GDP per person
$689current US$
not enough data to rank2011
3% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$1,742current int'l $
not enough data to rank2011
5% of world average
GDP growth
8.7%% per year
not enough data to rank2011
257% of world average
GDP per person growth
6.7%% per year
not enough data to rank2011
284% of world average
Gross national income
$2.04Bcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2011
0% of world average
Gross national income per person
$650current US$
not enough data to rank2011
3% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$1,720current int'l $
not enough data to rank2011
5% of world average
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Inflation (GDP deflator)
19.5%% per year
not enough data to rank2011
276% of world average
Government consumption
26.6%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2011
152% of world average
Household consumption
98.2%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2011
152% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
12.6%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2011
54% of world average
Fixed investment
12.6%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2011
57% of world average
Gross savings
15.8%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2000
72% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
-$27.9Mcurrent US$
#183 of 2012024
0% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
1.9%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2011
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
-3.9%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2000
-183% of world average
Current account balance
-14.8%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2000
no comparison
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— TRADE —
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— HEALTH —
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— LEARNING —
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— WORK —
Men in the labour force
84.1%% of men aged 15+
#15 of 1862025
121% of world average
Labour force
1.8Mpeople
#130 of 1862025
9% of world average
Working in agriculture
55.5%% of employment
#16 of 1862025
252% of world average
Working in industry
12.7%% of employment
#154 of 1862025
65% of world average
Working in services
31.8%% of employment
#171 of 1862025
54% of world average
Self-employed
52.4%% of employment
#55 of 1862025
135% of world average
Employed
73.7%% aged 15+
#15 of 1862025
130% of world average
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— CONNECTED —
People online
14.3%% of population
#202 of 2072020
20% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
59per 100 people
#195 of 2102022
51% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0per 100 people
#190 of 2082022
1% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
2per 100 people
#156 of 2132022
13% of world average
Access to electricity
55.3%% of population
#191 of 2142024
62% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
12.0%% of population
#160 of 1892023
17% of world average
Electricity used per person
123kWh per person
#139 of 1492023
3% of world average
Energy used per person
292kg oil equivalent per person
#143 of 1492023
13% of world average
Air passengers carried
45,104passengers
#146 of 1652020
0% of world average
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Air freight
0million tonne-km
#153 of 1632019
0% of world average
Container port traffic
27,453TEU
#152 of 1672019
1% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
29count
#168 of 1972023
0% of world average
Tourists arriving
142,000count
#158 of 1942016
3% of world average
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— NATURE —
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— STATE —
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— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Eritrea.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Ertra, Ertra, ErtraAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Asmara · approx. UTC+3
Landmarks
Asmara: A Modernist African CityImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Isaias Afwerkipresident of Eritrea since 1993
Tiffany HaddishAmerican comedian and actress (born 1979)
Zersenay TadeseEritrean long-distance runner
Henok GoitomEritrean association football player
Biniam GirmayEritrean bicycle racer
Daniel TeklehaymanotEritrean racing cyclist
Ghirmay GhebreslassieEritrean athletics competitor and marathon runner
Zeudi ArayaEritrean actress, singer and film producer
Meb KeflezighiAmerican long distance runner
Ines Pellegriniactress (born 1954)
Meraf BahtaEritrean distance runner
Amanuel GhebreigzabhierEritrean road cyclist
History
24 May 1993Eritrea — founding / independence (Wikidata)
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population3.6M2025
GDP$2.07B2011
GDP per person$6892011