Eritrea External debt

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 2025720.49M

Previous · 2024697.17M

Highest · 20111.05B

Lowest · 199429.06M

Eritrea's external debt stands at 720.49M as of 2025-12-31, up from 697.17M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1994 to 2025 (32 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, Eritrea's external debt was 720.49M, up from 697.17M in 2024.

In 2024, Eritrea's external debt was 697.17M, down from 729.94M in 2023.

In 2023, Eritrea's external debt was 729.94M, down from 730.07M in 2022.

In 2022, Eritrea's external debt was 730.07M, down from 774.87M in 2021.

In 2021, Eritrea's external debt was 774.87M, down from 801.42M in 2020.

Eritrea External debt — historical data

Year	Value	Change
2025	720.49M	+23.32M
2024	697.17M	-32.76M
2023	729.94M	-138,886
2022	730.07M	-44.79M
2021	774.87M	-26.55M
2020	801.42M	+19.68M
2019	781.73M	-15.85M
2018	797.59M	-28.21M
2017	825.80M	+25.00M
2016	800.80M	-74.68M
2015	875.47M	-32.14M
2014	907.61M	-35.22M
2013	942.83M	-48.14M
2012	990.96M	-60.05M
2011	1.05B	+13.69M
2010	1.04B	-13.33M
2009	1.05B	+52.87M
2008	997.78M	+101.06M
2007	896.72M	+73.99M
2006	822.74M	+65.53M
2005	757.21M	-3.04M
2004	760.24M	+104.15M
2003	656.09M	+115.34M
2002	540.75M	+107.95M
2001	432.80M	+103.10M
2000	329.70M	+56.33M
1999	273.36M	+127.23M
1998	146.14M	+70.68M
1997	75.46M	+31.17M
1996	44.29M	+7.60M
1995	36.69M	+7.63M
1994	29.06M	—

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Frequently asked questions

What is Eritrea's external debt?

Eritrea's external debt is 720.49M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 697.17M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

What was the highest external debt in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value is 1.05B (2011); the lowest is 29.06M (1994), across data from 1994 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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