GDP per capita growth — all countries

GDP per capita growth — Eritrea

GDP per capita growth in Eritrea in 2011 — 6.75%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 210. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 3.21 pp.

2011 6.75% +6.54 pp vs 2010
World rank 20of 210
Period maximum 17.55%1994
Period minimum -12.12%2008

Trend over time

1993–2011 · % per year

GDP per capita growth — Eritrea, 1993–2011-20-100102019931995199719992001200320052007200920111993: 9.95%1994: 17.55%1995: -2.8%1996: 3.96%1997: 6.72%1998: 0.45%1999: -1.45%2000: -4.62%2001: 5.7%2002: -0.48%2003: -6.59%2004: -2.62%2005: 0.15%2006: -2.52%2007: -0.04%2008: -12.12%2009: 1.3%2010: 0.21%2011: 6.75%
Change over the period: −3.21 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 6.75%
World 2.06%
Eastern Africa computed 3.77%
Low-income countries computed 0.74%
GDP per capita growth — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 6.75 +6.54 pp
2010 0.21 −1.1 pp
2009 1.3 +13.43 pp
2008 -12.12 −12.08 pp
2007 -0.04 +2.48 pp
2006 -2.52 −2.67 pp
2005 0.15 +2.77 pp
2004 -2.62 +3.97 pp
2003 -6.59 −6.12 pp
2002 -0.48 −6.17 pp
2001 5.7 +10.31 pp
2000 -4.62 −3.17 pp
1999 -1.45 −1.9 pp
1998 0.45 −6.27 pp
1997 6.72 +2.76 pp
1996 3.96 +6.76 pp
1995 -2.8 −20.35 pp
1994 17.55 +7.6 pp
1993 9.95

About the indicator

The annual growth of gross domestic product per person in constant prices. It differs from ordinary GDP growth by the rate of population growth, and in countries with fast-growing populations the difference runs to two or three percentage points a year — enough for brisk economic growth to mean stagnant income per person. It is this indicator, not GDP growth, that matches the everyday question of whether life has become better.

Important: It can be negative while GDP growth is positive — in that case the population is growing faster than the economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.