Eritrea — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Eritrea, 1992–2011.
GDP per capita for Eritrea was 689 in 2011, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 20 years, from 1992 to 2011. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 252 in 1993 (about 2.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.15% per year.
Eritrea ranks 204 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 1,319, so Eritrea sits below it. Over the last decade (2001–2011) the figure moved up 112%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 41 of 47 economies; Malawi (672) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 31% in 2009. That is 48% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1992 level: doubled by 2009. Doubling roughly every 14 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 173rd of 194 in 1992 → 184th of 204 in 2000 → 203rd of 212 in 2010 → 200th of 212 in 2011.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2011
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 688.68 | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 539.7 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 642.93 | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 490.07 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 480.45 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 448 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 412.75 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 426.84 | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 348.95 | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 304.78 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 325.41 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 314.36 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 311.34 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 341.92 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 318.98 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 325.84 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 285.4 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 277.8 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 252.09 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 265.24 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Eritrea’s GDP per capita in 1993?
252.09 (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Eritrea’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Eritrea’s GDP per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2011 the series was growing overall: +159.6% in total — about 5.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2011: 688.68; 2010: 539.7; 2009: 642.93; 2008: 490.07; 2007: 480.45. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.