Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Eritrea

Eritrea: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -16.17 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
-16.17 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 85.9%
World rank
21st
of 50 countries
All-time high
-64.90 million current LCU
in 1992
All-time low
-16.17 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
18
1992–2009

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Eritrea, 1992–2009

-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B01992200020091992: -64.9M current LCU1993: -427.0M current LCU1994: -469.7M current LCU1995: -1.1B current LCU1996: -1.1B current LCU1997: -594.5M current LCU1998: -2.5B current LCU1999: -3.7B current LCU2000: -3.8B current LCU2001: -4.1B current LCU2002: -3.8B current LCU2003: -3.9B current LCU2004: -4.8B current LCU2005: -5.1B current LCU2006: -3.0B current LCU2007: -2.5B current LCU2008: -8.7B current LCU2009: -16.2B current LCU

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

Analysis

Eritrea recorded -16.17 billion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 85.9% on the previous year and down 342.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Eritrea peaked at -64.90 million current LCU in 1992 and was at its lowest, -16.17 billion current LCU, in 2009.

Eritrea ranks 21st of 50 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.24 billion current LCU -3.65 billion current LCU -64.90 million current LCU 8
2000s -5.60 billion current LCU -16.17 billion current LCU -2.53 billion current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 18 Botswana -7.61 billion current LCU compare
  2. 19 Namibia -8.18 billion current LCU compare
  3. 20 Djibouti -8.53 billion current LCU compare
  4. 22 Guinea-Bissau -16.50 billion current LCU compare
  5. 23 Comoros -19.60 billion current LCU compare
  6. 24 Mauritius -20.29 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Eritrea?
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Eritrea was -16.17 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was -64.90 million current LCU in 1992.
What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was -16.17 billion current LCU in 2009.
How does Eritrea rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Eritrea ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2009.
Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 342.8%. 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 surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
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Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.