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World/Briefs/Eritrea

Intelligence brief

Eritrea — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 60ad23b

Eritrea: macro conditions look balanced (pressure 42/100); the economy is in slowdown; 2 turning-point signals flagged; 18 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at 7.53 for 2020.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
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42/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as balanced (sentiment +0.16, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2020: balanced (projected sentiment +0.00) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2019

Slowdown

growth 3.8%momentum -9.20confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • Real GDP growth turned down (was rising, now falling).
  • CPI inflation turned up (was falling, now rising).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2019-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObservedStale
13.0%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2023-01-01

Electric power consumption per capitaObserved
123

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2004-01-01

Net energy importsObservedStale
34.8%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2023-01-01

Energy use per capitaObserved
292

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2011-01-01

Exports of goods and servicesObservedStale
18.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2011-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObservedStale
$2.1bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2011-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObservedStale
$689

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2011-01-01

Real GDP growthObservedStale
8.7%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2019-01-01

General government debt to GDPObservedStale
260.4%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2011-01-01

Imports of goods and servicesObservedStale
29.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2019-01-01

Consumer price inflationObservedStale
1.3%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2011-01-01

Gross fixed capital formation to GDPObservedStale
12.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
3.6m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2021-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
80.7%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2019-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$191.7m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2000-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObservedStale
1

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2019-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$191.7m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
6.0%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: weak track record (+10% skill vs naive; realized ±17.764 over 20) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 60ad23b
Real GDP growth — 2020 baseline projection
7.53

Eritrea: forward projections across 14 macro indicators, horizons 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2035. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed13(2019)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202013.9830-5.129.86 – 18.1
202215.9530-17.148.43 – 23.46
202417.9130-24.87.76 – 28.06
202922.8230-306.84 – 30

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Latest observed18.15(2011)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
201219.127.9411.4417.53 – 20.67
201420.9936.297.7217.79 – 24.18
201622.8742.645.7518.22 – 27.53
202127.5955.543.3719.18 – 36

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed2.1bn(2011)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20201.9bn2.7bn1.3bn1.8bn – 2.1bn
20221.8bn3.2bn649.6m1.6bn – 2.1bn
20241.7bn3.5bn200.4m1.4bn – 2.1bn
20291.5bn4bn0934.2m – 2bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed8.68(2011)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20207.5312-10-2.74 – 12
20221212-10-6.16 – 12
20241212-10-10 – 12
20291212-10-10 – 12

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed688.68(2011)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2020548.61786.36342.56511.53 – 585.69
2022504.39916.18147.5431.15 – 577.62
2024460.16991.780360.06 – 560.26
2029349.591.1k0204.15 – 495.03

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed260.4(2019)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2020272300195.27257.41 – 286.58
2022295.19300162.29263.3 – 300
2024300300128.44253.13 – 300
202930030057.38219.65 – 300

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Latest observed29.24(2011)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
201224.7138.2311.1922.24 – 27.17
201415.6539.06011.31 – 19.98
20166.5936.8101.43 – 11.74
2021042.7500 – 6.7

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed1.3(2019)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20208.1147.31-5-0.7 – 16.93
202230.0950-513.6 – 46.59
20245050-526.57 – 50
20295050-514.53 – 50

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Latest observed12.63(2011)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
201212.3218.417.0511.26 – 13.39
201411.522.032.379.44 – 13.55
201610.6724.2707.87 – 13.47
20218.6127.8404.48 – 12.73

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed3.6m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.6m3.8m3.4m3.5m – 3.7m
20283.7m3.8m3.5m3.4m – 3.9m
20303.7m3.9m3.6m3.3m – 4.2m
20353.9m4.1m3.8m3.1m – 4.8m

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed191.7m(2019)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2020201.3m225.9m176.8m194.3m – 208.3m
2022225.4m268m182.9m208.1m – 242.8m
2024249.6m304.5m194.7m221.2m – 278m
2029309.9m387.6m232.3m245.6m – 374.2m

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed0.85(2000)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20011.145.2600.49 – 1.79
20031.488.6200.32 – 2.65
20051.6510.8600.11 – 3.19
20101.7914.8200 – 4.07

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed191.7m(2019)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2020201.3m225.9m176.8m194.3m – 208.3m
2022225.4m268m182.9m208.1m – 242.8m
2024249.6m304.5m194.7m221.2m – 278m
2029309.9m387.6m232.3m245.6m – 374.2m

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed5.98(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20265.876.275.475.69 – 6.05
20285.666.354.975.24 – 6.08
20305.446.344.554.83 – 6.06
20354.916.173.653.89 – 5.93

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-08-04 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/ERI · API docs