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Eritrea · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Asmara Low income Nation age 33 years (since 1993) i ERI · ER
NationsTree Index 2025 i— Tree height 2016 i1.2 msee ranking Military strength i82percentile
Population i3.6 m131st of 217 Area i121,630 km²99th of 216 GDP i$2.07 bn · 2011 GDP (PPP) i$5.22 bn intl. · 2011 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,742 intl. · 2011 Life expectancy i68.9 years162nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i15
Strength · trunk i—
Quality of life · crown i—
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i21
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i—
CSV

In short

It has 3.6 million people and an economy of $5.22 bn at purchasing power parity, — in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (15th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (24th of 203) and DPT immunization (59th of 193).

Its weakest positions: Voice & accountability (205th of 205), Regulatory quality (205th of 205) and Control of corruption (203rd of 207).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 121,630 99th/216
Land area ikm² 120,800 97th/216
Population ipeople 3.6 m 131st/217
Population growth i% 2.00% 50th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 29.3 173rd/216
Urban population i% 34.5% 185th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 37.6% 38th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.3% 162nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $2.07 bn2011
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $5.22 bn2011
GDP per person iUSD $6892011
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,7422011
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $6502011
GDP growth i% 8.7%2011
Unemployment i% 6.0% 110th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 260.4%2019
Government budget balance i% of GDP 2.7%2019

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 14.1%2009
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.8%2009
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.5%2009

Trade

Exports of goods & services iUSD $374.9 m2011
Imports of goods & services iUSD $603.8 m2011
Exports i% of GDP 18.2%2011
Imports i% of GDP 29.2%2011
Trade openness i% of GDP 47.4%2011
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2002
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 30.3%2003
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 42.0%2003
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8%2003
Current account balance i% of GDP 13.0%2019
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.3%2011

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 27.0%2011
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00%2011
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00%2011
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00%2011
Mineral rents i% of GDP 24.63%2011
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.33%2011
Arable land i% of land area 5.7% 130th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 821 136th/183

Tourism

15
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 142,000 158th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $48.0 m 156th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 36.8%2000

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 68.9 162nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 34.3 143rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.09 166th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 116th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 95% 59th/193
Secondary enrolment i% gross 44.0% 162nd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.3% 156th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.7% 164th/193
Adult literacy i% 64.7%2008
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 3.2%2016
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.503 178th/193

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 55.3% 192nd/215
Internet users i% of population 14.3%2020
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 59 195th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.2 190th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.86 159th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 45,104 143rd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.22 24th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 80.7% 15th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 33.7 165th/200
Forest area i% of land area 12.0% 157th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 294 144th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 21.1 195th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 15.6 203rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 29.5 200th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 55.1 161st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 19.2 205th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 14.6 205th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 15.62012

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $181.6 m2003
Military expenditure i% of GDP 20.9%2003
Military expenditure i% of government spending 46.4%2003
Armed forces personnel ipeople 202,000 31st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 13.29% 1st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m2007
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 02006

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 29 168th/197

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Eritrea — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/eritrea. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Eritrea — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/eritrea. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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