External debt, end year in Eritrea
Eritrea: External debt, end year was 13.77 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Eritrea, 1993–2009
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More science & technology data for Eritrea
- Scientific and technical journal articles 29.08 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 14.3% (2020)
- Number of people using the Internet 472,278 users (2020)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.1654 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 5,639 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.17 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 19.49 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
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
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.