Eritrea

Government debt in Eritrea

Government debt in Eritrea: 219.1% of GDP in 2000 and 260.4% of GDP in 2019, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2019
260.4% of GDP
Since 2000
+41.3 percentage points
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in EritreaGovernment debt in Eritrea: 219.1% of GDP in 2000 and 260.4% of GDP in 2019, by IMF estimates. The highest was 290.4% of GDP in 2017, the lowest 171.6% of GDP in 2011.
Estimates, IMF

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 290.4% of GDP in 2017, the lowest 171.6% of GDP in 2011.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearEritrea
2019260.4
2018267.1
2017290.4
2016251.2
2015271.4
2014204.5
2013232.4
2012171.6
2011171.6
2010201.8
2009207.1
2008259.7
2007201.3
2006199
2005205.4
2004193.5
2003264
2002243.4
2001238.6
2000219.1

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.

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