Eritrea international reserves
No recent data: not rankedSub-Saharan Africa
Total reserves
$192M
Data for December 2019
1-month change
-5.4%
12-month change
+17.8%
High since 2000
$203M
November 2019
Monthly history (IMF)
$192 million
December 2019+262.3% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of December 2019.
- Foreign exchange$187M · 97.4%
- SDRs$5M · 2.6%
Gold
Eritrea does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 53
Reserves as % of GDP (2011)
9.3%
Months of imports covered
3.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.