The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, indicated by an improvement in Gross domestic product (GDP) in October 2012 of 7.5 percent over 2011.
[2] However, worker remittances from abroad are estimated to account for 32 percent of gross domestic product.
[3] Eritrea has an extensive amount of resources such as copper, gold, granite, marble, and potash.
In 2011, Eritrea's GDP grew by 8.7 percent, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
[4] The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) expects it to maintain a high growth rate of 8.5 percent in 2013.