External debt stocks, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: External debt stocks, total was 693.28 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 693.28 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total in Eritrea peaked at 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.06 million DOD, current US$, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 113th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.83 million DOD, current US$ | 29.06 million DOD, current US$ | 273.36 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 724.47 million DOD, current US$ | 329.70 million DOD, current US$ | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 900.85 million DOD, current US$ | 779.33 million DOD, current US$ | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 743.42 million DOD, current US$ | 693.28 million DOD, current US$ | 798.65 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 110 Haiti 944.74 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 111 Grenada 863.28 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 806.45 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 596.14 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 115 Dominica 569.53 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 116 Vanuatu 519.88 million DOD, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Exports of goods and services 18.2% (2011)
- Gross national expenditure 137.4% (2011)
- Exports of goods and services 374.90 million current US$ (2011)
- Exports of goods and services 5.76 billion current LCU (2011)
- Exports of goods and services 575.7% (2011)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 19.5% (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation 260.73 million current US$ (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation 466.9% (2011)
- Gross fixed capital formation 4.01 billion current LCU (2011)
- GDP deflator 100 base year varies by country (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total in Eritrea?
- External debt stocks, total in Eritrea was 693.28 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.06 million DOD, current US$ in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for external debt stocks, total?
- Eritrea ranks 113th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.