Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Eritrea
Eritrea: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 5.38 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in Eritrea, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 5.38 US dollar for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 123.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Eritrea peaked at 5.81 US dollar in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.94 US dollar, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 85th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.94 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 US dollar | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 2.14 US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.24 US dollar | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.35 US dollar | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.43 US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.43 US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.43 US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.41 US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.41 US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.45 US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.48 US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.39 US dollar | +117.5% |
| 2013 | 5.47 US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6 US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.81 US dollar | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.74 US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.56 US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.38 US dollar | -3.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 5.38 US dollar is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.87 US dollar, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 5.38 US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.38 US dollar, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +117.5% | 2.48 US dollar | 5.39 US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 US dollar | 1.94 US dollar | 2.43 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 US dollar | 2.45 US dollar | 5.81 US dollar | 9 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Eritrea?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Eritrea was 5.38 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 US dollar in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 US dollar in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- Eritrea ranks 85th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.