The GDP per capita of Eritrea is $700 according to the CIA fact book. This is quite unfortunate because, as compared to the world, it is ranked at #224, the first being Qatar with $145,300.

It has a population of which 50% are below the poverty line, a 2004 estimate.

Its current account balance, as of a 2010 estimate, is -212 million.

In terms of agriculture, Eritrea is able to provide sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, sisal; livestock, goats; fish. For Industries that drive its economy, it has food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, and cement.

Its has, according to a 2007 estimate, 1.935 million individuals that are apart of the labor force, 80% of which is devoted to agriculture.

The commodities that Eritrea exports include livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures. Thus, any change in the price of “food” will greatly affect the exporting and agricultural industries.

According to a 2010 estimate, Eritrea spends 25 million on exports, and 738 million on imports, likely resulting in a current account deficit.