Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea stood at 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 147.4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1548 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1971.
Eritrea ranks 76th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1548 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 2.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1436.3% |
| 1974 | 7.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +207.8% |
| 1975 | 4.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -35.1% |
| 1977 | 5.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 10.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +97.9% |
| 1979 | 7.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 7.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 9.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 7.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 7.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -82.5% |
| 1987 | 2.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +68.3% |
| 1988 | 1.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 3.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +94.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8315 constant 2024 US$ per person | -77.1% |
| 1993 | 63.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7489.7% |
| 1994 | 121.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +92.2% |
| 1995 | 106.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 109.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 69.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 1998 | 74.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 65.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 103.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.1% |
| 2001 | 143.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 107.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 147.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 122.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 137.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 45.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -66.8% |
| 2007 | 51.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 43.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 51.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 56.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 37.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.0% |
| 2012 | 27.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 30.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 30.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 26.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 29.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 30.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 120.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +291.2% |
| 2020 | 21.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -81.9% |
| 2021 | 15.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 21.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 2023 | 37.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +76.2% |
| 2024 | 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +7489.7% | 0.8315 constant 2024 US$ per person | 63.11 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1973 | +1436.3% | 0.1548 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.38 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2019 | +291.2% | 30.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 120.97 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1548 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 68.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.8315 constant 2024 US$ per person | 121.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 43.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 147.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 26.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | 120.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 73 Afghanistan 51.96 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 74 Burkina Faso 49.46 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 75 Togo 47.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 77 Tajikistan 45.99 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 78 Mali 45.56 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 79 Burundi 44.51 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eritrea was 46.45 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 147.4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1548 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Eritrea rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 76th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. 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 Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.