East Africa
Eritrea
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Eritrea and the EU
EU imports from
€12m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€52m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #165 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 4.35
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
18
EUR/MWh
Consumer
15
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
591
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
State monopoly (EEC)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Isolated, sanctioned until recently, with an ageing diesel fleet and chronic fuel shortages. EEC (state) provides extremely limited supply. No interconnection and no significant investment.
Metal mining
Tagged mines
6
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Iron
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
gold-copper sector; closed information environment
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
18.9
→ 25 by 2050
Fertility
3.68
above replacement
Working-age
57.7%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
7.3
→ 9.1 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 3.54M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +61% (5.7M)