External debt stocks, total in Eritrea

Eritrea: External debt stocks, total was 693.28 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
693.28 million DOD, current US$
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
113th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.05 billion DOD, current US$
in 2011
All-time low
29.06 million DOD, current US$
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

External debt stocks, total in Eritrea, 1994–2024

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1994200920241994: 29.1M DOD, current US$1995: 36.7M DOD, current US$1996: 44.3M DOD, current US$1997: 75.5M DOD, current US$1998: 146.1M DOD, current US$1999: 273.4M DOD, current US$2000: 329.7M DOD, current US$2001: 432.8M DOD, current US$2002: 540.8M DOD, current US$2003: 656.1M DOD, current US$2004: 760.2M DOD, current US$2005: 757.2M DOD, current US$2006: 822.7M DOD, current US$2007: 896.7M DOD, current US$2008: 997.8M DOD, current US$2009: 1.1B DOD, current US$2010: 1.0B DOD, current US$2011: 1.1B DOD, current US$2012: 991.0M DOD, current US$2013: 942.8M DOD, current US$2014: 907.6M DOD, current US$2015: 875.5M DOD, current US$2016: 800.8M DOD, current US$2017: 825.7M DOD, current US$2018: 797.5M DOD, current US$2019: 779.3M DOD, current US$2020: 798.7M DOD, current US$2021: 772.1M DOD, current US$2022: 727.1M DOD, current US$2023: 725.9M DOD, current US$2024: 693.3M DOD, current US$

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 110 Haiti 944.74 million DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 111 Grenada 863.28 million DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 806.45 million DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 114 Solomon Islands 596.14 million DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 115 Dominica 569.53 million DOD, current US$ compare
  6. 116 Vanuatu 519.88 million DOD, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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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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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
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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.