External debt, end year in Eritrea

Eritrea: External debt, end year was 13.77 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
13.77 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
34th
of 47 countries
All-time high
13.77 billion current LCU
in 2009
All-time low
9.02 million current LCU
in 1993
Years of data
16
1993–2009

External debt, end year in Eritrea, 1993–2009

05.0B10.0B15.0B1993200120091993: 9.0M current LCU1994: 159.4M current LCU1995: 200.9M current LCU1996: 238.9M current LCU1997: 472.5M current LCU1998: 974.6M current LCU1999: 2.3B current LCU2000: 3.3B current LCU2001: 5.8B current LCU2002: 7.0B current LCU2004: 8.7B current LCU2005: 10.1B current LCU2006: 10.8B current LCU2007: 11.0B current LCU2008: 13.1B current LCU2009: 13.8B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 13.77 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2009. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 495.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Eritrea peaked at 13.77 billion current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.02 million current LCU, in 1993.

That places Eritrea 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 623.71 million current LCU 9.02 million current LCU 2.31 billion current LCU 7
2000s 9.29 billion current LCU 3.32 billion current LCU 13.77 billion current LCU 9

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 31 Ghana 20.81 billion current LCU compare
  2. 32 Tunisia 19.07 billion current LCU compare
  3. 33 Botswana 18.58 billion current LCU compare
  4. 35 Gambia 10.49 billion current LCU compare
  5. 36 Lesotho 6.00 billion current LCU compare
  6. 37 Zimbabwe 5.83 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Eritrea?
External debt, end year in Eritrea was 13.77 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 13.77 billion current LCU in 2009.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 9.02 million current LCU in 1993.
How does Eritrea rank for external debt, end year?
Eritrea ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 495.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.