Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 47.4% for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.0% | — |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.0% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 46.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.4% | 47.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea was 47.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.