Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea
Eritrea: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -1.19 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea is -1.19, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea peaked at 30.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -20.74, in 2015.
Eritrea ranks 171st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4.07 | — |
| 2001 | 5.45 | -233.9% |
| 2002 | -1.15 | -121.1% |
| 2003 | -7.61 | +561.7% |
| 2004 | -3.62 | -52.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | -102.8% |
| 2006 | -2.27 | -2370.0% |
| 2007 | 0.26 | -111.5% |
| 2008 | -12.51 | -4911.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -108.6% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | -84.1% |
| 2011 | 6.47 | +3705.9% |
| 2012 | 0.32 | -95.1% |
| 2013 | -11.79 | -3784.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5 | -358.7% |
| 2015 | -20.74 | -168.0% |
| 2016 | 6.88 | -133.2% |
| 2017 | -10.88 | -258.1% |
| 2018 | 11.13 | -202.3% |
| 2019 | 1.87 | -83.2% |
| 2020 | -1.1 | -158.8% |
| 2021 | -1.75 | +59.1% |
| 2022 | -2.31 | +32.0% |
| 2023 | -1.3 | -43.7% |
| 2024 | -1.18 | -9.2% |
| 2025 | -1.19 | +0.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -1.19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.74. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -1.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -4911.5% | 0.26 | -12.51 |
| 2013 | -3784.4% | 0.32 | -11.79 |
| 2011 | +3705.9% | 0.17 | 6.47 |
| 2006 | -2370.0% | 0.1 | -2.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.44 | -12.51 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | -20.74 | 30.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.47 | -2.31 | -1.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 168 Central African Republic -0.99 compare
- 169 Puerto Rico -1.03 compare
- 170 Angola -1.15 compare
- 171 Afghanistan -1.19 compare
- 173 Oman -1.7 compare
- 174 Bolivia -1.92 compare
More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.291 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0037 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,776 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,830 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eritrea was -1.19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.74 in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Eritrea ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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