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International reserves — Eritrea

International reserves in Eritrea in 2019 — 191,694,416 US$. Ranked 167 in the world out of 174. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 373.4%.

2019 192M US$ +17.58% vs 2018
World rank 167of 174
Period maximum 230M US$1997
Period minimum 23.58M US$2006

Trend over time

1995–2019 · US$

International reserves — Eritrea, 1995–20190100M200M300M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 40,490,517 US$1996: 81,319,533 US$1997: 229,576,077 US$1998: 68,154,685 US$1999: 58,866,380 US$2000: 36,131,625 US$2001: 50,449,873 US$2002: 30,282,532 US$2003: 24,707,772 US$2004: 34,746,847 US$2005: 27,944,199 US$2006: 23,576,837 US$2007: 32,407,630 US$2008: 56,020,972 US$2009: 90,010,613 US$2010: 114,149,603 US$2011: 115,328,816 US$2012: 132,764,718 US$2013: 133,338,048 US$2014: 151,753,160 US$2015: 145,070,693 US$2016: 145,371,151 US$2017: 143,412,423 US$2018: 163,033,689 US$2019: 191,694,416 US$
Change over the period: +151M (+373.43%) Average annual rate: 6.69 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Eritrea 192M US$
World computed 13.1T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 174B US$
Eastern Africa computed 34.18B US$
Low-income countries computed 30.26B US$
International reserves — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 192M +28.66M +17.58%
2018 163M +19.62M +13.68%
2017 143M −1.96M −1.35%
2016 145M +300,458 +0.21%
2015 145M −6.68M −4.4%
2014 152M +18.42M +13.81%
2013 133M +573,330 +0.43%
2012 133M +17.44M +15.12%
2011 115M +1.18M +1.03%
2010 114M +24.14M +26.82%
2009 90.01M +33.99M +60.67%
2008 56.02M +23.61M +72.86%
2007 32.41M +8.83M +37.46%
2006 23.58M −4.37M −15.63%
2005 27.94M −6.8M −19.58%
2004 34.75M +10.04M +40.63%
2003 24.71M −5.57M −18.41%
2002 30.28M −20.17M −39.98%
2001 50.45M +14.32M +39.63%
2000 36.13M −22.73M −38.62%
1999 58.87M −9.29M −13.63%
1998 68.15M −161M −70.31%
1997 230M +148M +182.31%
1996 81.32M +40.83M +100.84%
1995 40.49M — —

Eastern Africa, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KE Kenya 9.12B MU Mauritius 7.36B MZ Mozambique 3.89B UG Uganda 3.25B ET Ethiopia 2.99B MG Madagascar 1.69B RW Rwanda 1.46B ZM Zambia 1.45B MW Malawi 847M SC Seychelles 581M DJ Djibouti 502M SS South Sudan 378M KM Comoros 202M ER Eritrea 192M ZW Zimbabwe 151M BI Burundi 111M
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About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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