Eritrea vs Sudan

Eritrea vs Sudan: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2019: 3.8% a year in Eritrea and -2.5% a year in Sudan, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 6.3 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Eritrea vs Sudan: GDP growthGDP growth in 2019: 3.8% a year in Eritrea and -2.5% a year in Sudan, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 6.3 percentage points.
EritreaSudanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Eritrea has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sudan at 8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEritreaSudan
20193.8-2.5
201813-2.3
2017-100.8
20167.44.7
2015-20.64.9
201430.94.7
2013-10.52
20121.9-17
201125.7-3.2
201010.93.9
200912.2-2.8
2008-19.43.8
20071.45.7
2006-16.5
20052.65.6
20041.55.1
2003-2.76.3
200235.9
20018.810.9
2000-12.48.4
19990.24.2
199828.2
19977.96.1
19969.15.5
19952.38.9
199420.93.5
199312.92.8
1992–5.5
1991–7
1990–0.8
1989–1.4
1988–4.3
1987–6.5
1986–9.9
1985–-0.6
1984–-5.6
1983–-1.5
1982–4.1
1981–6.3
1980–2.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2020–2031
YearEritreaSudan
2020–-3.6
2021–0.5
2022–-2.5
2023–-23.5
2024–-19.3
2026–7
2027–15
2028–10
2029–8
2030–8
2031–8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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