External debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea
Eritrea: External debt stocks, long-term was 607.19 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea is 607.19 million DOD, current US$, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea peaked at 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.06 million DOD, current US$, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 111th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29.06 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 36.69 million DOD, current US$ | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 44.29 million DOD, current US$ | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 75.46 million DOD, current US$ | +70.4% |
| 1998 | 146.14 million DOD, current US$ | +93.7% |
| 1999 | 252.56 million DOD, current US$ | +72.8% |
| 2000 | 298.00 million DOD, current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 394.85 million DOD, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 489.21 million DOD, current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 605.12 million DOD, current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 704.00 million DOD, current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 722.99 million DOD, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 781.37 million DOD, current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 855.67 million DOD, current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 956.96 million DOD, current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 998.43 million DOD, current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 949.64 million DOD, current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 893.79 million DOD, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 829.66 million DOD, current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 784.57 million DOD, current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 753.78 million DOD, current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 776.90 million DOD, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 742.35 million DOD, current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 725.65 million DOD, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 739.47 million DOD, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 690.68 million DOD, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 646.26 million DOD, current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 641.30 million DOD, current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 607.19 million DOD, current US$ | -5.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 607.19 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.41 billion DOD, current US$, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 607.19 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 billion DOD, current US$, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +93.7% | 75.46 million DOD, current US$ | 146.14 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.36 million DOD, current US$ | 29.06 million DOD, current US$ | 252.56 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 682.12 million DOD, current US$ | 298.00 million DOD, current US$ | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 846.48 million DOD, current US$ | 725.65 million DOD, current US$ | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 664.98 million DOD, current US$ | 607.19 million DOD, current US$ | 739.47 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 108 Grenada 786.99 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 690.59 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 110 Somalia 663.72 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 112 Burundi 601.23 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 113 Solomon Islands 514.34 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 114 Central African Republic 438.78 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Eritrea
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2011)
- Net financial flows, IDA 0 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.006 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.8% (2000)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Eritrea was 607.19 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.06 million DOD, current US$ in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.