Eritrea

Inflation in Eritrea

Inflation in Eritrea: 4.8% a year in 1993 and 1.3% a year in 2019, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2019
1.3% a year
Since 1993
−3.5 percentage points
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in EritreaInflation in Eritrea: 4.8% a year in 1993 and 1.3% a year in 2019, by IMF estimates. The highest was 33.9% a year in 2009, the lowest -14.4% a year in 2018.
Estimates, IMF

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 33.9% a year in 2009, the lowest -14.4% a year in 2018.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEritrea
20191.3
2018-14.4
2017-13.3
2016-5.6
201528.5
20148.4
20136.3
20126
20115.9
201010.3
200933.9
200822.2
20079.4
20067.7
200512.5
200425.1
200322.7
200216.9
200114.6
200020
19998.4
19989.5
19973.7
199610.3
199512
199413.2
19934.8

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.

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