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Eritrea

Eritrea reports most of what the continent measures, though not always on time. Five of ten datasets here reach 2025; five stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Eritrea ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
—GDPnot in the record
—Mobilenot in the record
—Internet usenot in the record
Last updated 1 Aug 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
SudanEthiopiaDjiboutiAsmaraMassawa
Three land borders, 2,234 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalAsmaraLanguagesArabic, English, TigrinyaCurrencyEritrean nakfa · ERNArea117,600 km²

At a glance

3.6 million people, half of them under 20, in an economy of $2.0bn in 2019, growing 3.8% a year.

Eritrea’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
514
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population3.6mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age19.5years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$567current US$ · Reported · 2019
Internet use20.0%of population · Reported · 2023
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Five of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; markets, trade and prices stop at 2019; policies stops at 1996. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
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ReportedModelledNo figure
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GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$500$750$1k20142024$567
Stops at 2019; the line ends where the record ends.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%20%40%201420241.3%
Stops at 2019; the line ends where the record ends.IMFSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
150%250%350%20142024260.4%
Stops at 2019; the line ends where the record ends.IMFSources →
Nakfa per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
1216202014202415.1
Gained 2% against the dollar since 2014.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202455.3%
Up 10.7 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
3045602014202434.3
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
6070802014202468.9 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
040802014202459
Stops at 2022; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
30%35%40%2014202434.5%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerOne head of state since 1993, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/er
19932026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Isaias Afwerki has held the office of President of Eritrea since May 1993. The record holds 16 current ministers.

ElectedAppointed
Isaias AfwerkiIsaias AfwerkiPresident of Eritreain office since May 1993
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
16 seats confirmed current · 4 recorded for 2025
16Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
InformationDefenceForeign AffairsNational DevelopmentAgricultureEnergy and MiningFinanceFisheriesHealthLabour and Social WelfareLand, Water, and the EnvironmentLocal GovernmentPublic WorksTourismTrade & IndustryTransport and Communications
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Eritrea.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Eritrea
The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity55.3%202444.6%+10.7 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel21.0%202412.0%+9.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality34.3202448.1−13.8 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth68.9 yrs202465.5 yrs+3.4 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population34.5%202535.6%−1.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use20.0%20231.0%+19.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions59 / 100202213 / 100+46ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Eritrea

96 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Eritrea. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Eritrea ranks across Africa

Eritrea's position on 95 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Eritrea with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2019
UNHCR2025
World Bank GEM2026
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Eritrea: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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