Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 4,894 units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea, 1995–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2008, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea stood at 4,894 units per person. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 350.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 4,894 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 560.21 units per person, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 115th out of 160 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 560.21 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 692.5 units per person | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 932.42 units per person | +34.6% |
| 1998 | 1,086 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 1,566 units per person | +44.2% |
| 2000 | 1,749 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 2,174 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 2,500 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 2,778 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 3,002 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 3,420 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3,564 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 4,200 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 4,894 units per person | +16.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 4,894 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 36,609 units per person, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 4,894 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,068 units per person, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 967.35 units per person | 560.21 units per person | 1,566 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,142 units per person | 1,749 units per person | 4,894 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 112 Malaysia 6,464 units per person compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,179 units per person compare
- 114 Nepal 6,060 units per person compare
- 116 Ukraine 4,808 units per person compare
- 117 Bangladesh 4,285 units per person compare
- 118 Saint Lucia 4,180 units per person compare
More financial sector data for Eritrea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Eritrea was 4,894 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,894 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 560.21 units per person in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 115th out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 350.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.