Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Eritrea
Eritrea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Eritrea is 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Eritrea peaked at 3,640 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 422.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 2021.
Eritrea ranks 118th 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 square in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,160 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 2,298 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +98.2% |
| 1995 | 2,138 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 2,300 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,472 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 1,607 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 1,437 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 2,293 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2001 | 3,295 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2002 | 2,548 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 3,640 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 2,622 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 3,028 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 1,020 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 2007 | 1,157 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 1,016 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 1,229 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 1,366 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 931.93 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 698.49 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 783.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 769.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 951.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 673.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 776.78 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 815.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 3,237 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +297.0% |
| 2020 | 596.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -81.6% |
| 2021 | 422.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 601.55 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +79.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +297.0% | 815.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,237 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,773 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,160 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,300 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,185 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,016 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,640 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,100 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 673.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,237 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 674.88 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 422.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 115 Belize 1,295 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Central African Republic 1,204 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 117 Panama 1,175 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Colombia 1,051 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Mali 1,043 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 1,018 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Eritrea?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Eritrea was 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,640 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 422.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Eritrea ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.