Eritrea's scientific and technical journal articles was 29.08 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 183.15% from 10.27 in 2013 (10.97% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29.08 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 20.38 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 10.27 | 2013 |
| Highest | 36.08 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 0.98 | 1997 |
| Average since 2014 | 21.73 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 3.99 | 1996 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Eritrea's scientific and technical journal articles fell 3% on 2022 (from 29.98 to 29.08).
Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +47.4% and a typical year strayed about 191.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 955.1% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.4% in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.17 a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 43.63 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.88, against 5.72 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2023, Eritrea had the 168th highest value of the 197 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 29.08 | 2023 |
| World | 3.27 million | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,023 | 2023 |
| Low income | 12,773 | 2023 |
Closest to Eritrea in the 2023 ranking
- Liberia — 165th of 197: 31.54
- Turkmenistan — 166th of 197: 31.31
- Eswatini — 167th of 197: 30.94
- Suriname — 169th of 197: 26.34
- Central African Republic — 170th of 197: 25.75
- Samoa — 171st of 197: 21.85
What this measures
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.
Limitations: Because the bibliometric database is constantly updated, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) does not recommend comparing bibliometric data across different editions of the Science and Engineering Indicators publication. For each edition of Indicators, NCSES uses a fixed snapshot of the database. This means that although trends are comparable, the exact number of articles, citations, and other data will vary across editions. For more information about comparing fixed versus dynamic journal data sets, see Schneider et al. (2019).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 28 values
| Year | Scientific and technical journal articles |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.08 |
| 2022 | 29.98 |
| 2021 | 32.01 |
| 2020 | 36.08 |
| 2019 | 29.31 |
| 2018 | 20.38 |
| 2017 | 13.65 |
| 2016 | 8.85 |
| 2015 | 10.34 |
| 2014 | 7.65 |
| 2013 |
Scientific and technical journal articles in nearby economies
- Angola — 50.27 (2023)
- Benin — 437.17 (2023)
- Botswana — 383.84 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 519.72 (2023)
- Burundi — 36.26 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 18.34 (2023)
- Cameroon — 1,547 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 25.75 (2023)
- Chad — 52.36 (2023)
- Comoros — 8.01 (2023)
More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 59.12 (2022)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 14.67% (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 68,216 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2 (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 14.35% (2020)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions — 5,639 (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.17 (2022)
- Secure Internet servers — 7 (2024)
- Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Eritrea's scientific and technical journal articles?
- 29.08 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 628.82% from 3.99 in 1996 (7.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 36.08 in 2020 and the lowest 0.98 in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank?
- 168th highest of 197 economies with data for 2023.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.JRN.ARTC.SC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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