Overall budget balance, including grants in Eritrea
Eritrea: Overall budget balance, including grants was -4.45 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Eritrea, 1992–2009
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded -4.45 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Eritrea peaked at 156.26 million current LCU in 1994 and was at its lowest, -5.39 billion current LCU, in 2008.
Eritrea ranks 22nd of 51 countries on this measure, 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 | -801.09 million current LCU | -3.16 billion current LCU | 156.26 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | -2.97 billion current LCU | -5.39 billion current LCU | -1.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
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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 overall budget balance, including grants in Eritrea?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Eritrea was -4.45 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 156.26 million current LCU in 1994.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.39 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Eritrea ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.