Eritrea

Country in Africa

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 33 (2021). World rank 162 of 198; in Africa, 39 of 53. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.2% (2025). World rank 75 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 26 of 53. Women in work or seeking work: 72.8% (2025). World rank 12 of 186; in Africa, 8 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: unemployment 5.8% → 6%, youth unemployment 10% → 10.2% (ages 15–24), and women in work or seeking work 73.4% → 72.8%.

Size and growth

GDP: $2.1B 2011
GDP per person: $689 2011
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,742 2011
GDP growth per year: +8.7% 2011

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $650 2011
Inflation: No data
Price level, USA = 100: 33 2021

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 14.1% 2009
Industry, share of GDP: 21.8% 2009
Services, share of GDP: No data
Unemployment: 6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 72.8% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 18.2% 2011
Imports, share of GDP: 29.2% 2011
Current account balance, share of GDP: -14.8% 2000
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.3% 2011
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.5% 2000
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): No data
Living on under $3 a day: No data