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General profile: Yemen

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
39.391 Millions
..
8 339 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 527 970 km²
-1.22 %
-0.53 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-63.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
5 608
6 437
510
(e) 251
Merchandise imports
5 378
9 255
6 573
5 051
Merchandise trade balance
230
-2 818
-6 063
(e) -4 800
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
18 %18 %18 %18 %7 %7 %11 %11 %46 %46 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
42372723154237272315
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
372
1 622
(e) 728
(e) 366
Services imports
1 241
2 156
1 275
(e) 1 236
Services trade balance
-869
-534
(e) -546
(e) -870
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
12.4
11.8
11.9
(e) 24.7
Travel
48.6
71.6
(e) 54.9
(e) 7.8
Other services
39.1
16.6
33.2
(e) 67.5
TRADE INDICES
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351011158012710881831004201 1971 1961 1541 2601 3321 3561 3121 52810511210684991029691100137141137136126110137125124
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-0.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
19 041
30 907
24 819
8 339
GDP per capita, current US$
836
1 155
797
212
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.14
4.12
-36.06
-0.53
Current account balance, % of GDP
3.28
-3.41
-12.19
-
Exchange rate (/US$)
191.509
219.590
230.833
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
106.111.915.410.243.1106.111.915.410.243.1
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
-302.06
188.63
-15.45
..
FDI outflows
23.64
71.26
4.43
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
6.74
4.94
13.50
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 771.03 771.03 771.03 771.03 771.03 771.03 770.63 350.53 350.53 342.53 351.01 403.91 526.01 160.01 410.51 321.51 282.61 282.61 282.61 269.91 294.01 294.61 288.0-371-282-270-561-15-233-134-531-5181891291 5559171 121-302144-891141556FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
4.36
-4.40
(e) -22.28
(e) -72.19
Balance, % of imports
13.95
-12.78
(e) -71.84
(e) -90.91
Normalized balance
0.065
-0.068
(e) -0.561
(e) -0.833
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
87736962592833494074657268646072676967
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 40%Urban 40%Rural 60%Rural 60%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.018 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
31
444
418
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
390 000
178 098
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.02
0.04
0.08
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
2.09
1.34
1.13
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024