International statistics Basic indicators: Eritrea

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019121,179
GDP, current prices bn US$20212.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$2021631
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20212.9
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20214.5
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP200914.1
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP200921.8
Gross value added: Services % of GDP200963.0
Population 1,00020193,497.1
Population, female % of total201949.9
Population density inhab. per km2202136
Population aged under 15 years % of total population201941.6
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20194.5
Fertility rate, total births per woman20203.93
Life expectancy at birth - men years202064.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202068.9
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.20201
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.20117
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202030
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201846
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201840
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.2016303
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20062.1
Labour force participation rate %202176.8
Labour force 1,00020211,641
Self-employed persons %202186.9
Unemployment rate %20218.0
Youth unemployment rate %202114.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2014680
Agricultural land % of land area201962.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20195.7
Forest area % of land area20198.7
Import of goods, total bn US$20030.4
Export of goods, total bn US$20030.0
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20036.8
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20030.1
Exports of goods and services % of GDP201118.2
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201938
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20162.00
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014246
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20200.13
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20171.9
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.201720.4
Internet users per 100 inhab.20171.3
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20170.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.20170.0

As at 21 July 2022

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