Eritrea: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Eritrea uses Types C and L sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

ERN Eritrean Nakfa ERN

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 15.07 ERN (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 34 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in Eritrea are about 34% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Englishofficial59%
Arabicofficial5%
Tigrinyade facto official60%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC+3

Eritrea is on UTC+3, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Eritrea drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.