YE
Yemen
Western Asia
YER
YE · YEM · #49 · 11 cities
Nomad score
26/100
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Key indicators
- GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
- $964
- GDP (2025)
- $7.9B
- GDP growth (2025)
- -0.5% ↑
- Inflation (2025)
- 21.4% ↓
- Unemployment (2025)
- 17.3% ↑
- Population (2025)
- 18.8M
- Population growth (2025)
- 2.9% ↓
- Gini index (2014)
- 36.7
- Government debt (IMF forecast 2030)
- 51.9% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- -6.7% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2019)
- -$371.0M
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 9.7% of GDP
- Internet users (2019)
- 17.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 50.9/100
- Trade openness (2018)
- 56.1% of GDP
- Exchange rate (2023)
- 1,355.12/USD
- Foreign reserves (2022)
- $1.3B
GDP overview
Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.
GDP per capita (PPP)
Inflation (CPI)
Unemployment
Population
Fiscal and trade
- Government debt (IMF forecast 2030)
- 51.9% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- -6.7% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2019)
- -$371.0M
Income inequality (Gini)
- Gini index (2014)
- 0.37
- Assessment
- Moderate inequality
Business environment
- Services sector (2018)
- 41.8% of GDP
Financial access and costs
- ATMs per 100k (2015)
- 5.8
- Bank branches per 100k (2015)
- 1.5
- ICT service exports (2016)
- 25.4%
Historical data
| Year | GDP | GDP/cap PPP | Growth | Inflation | Unemp. | Population | Gini | Debt | Curr. acct | FDI | Life exp. | Health | Internet | FX rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 * | $7.0B | $720 | 2.5% | 10.1% | No data for this year | 22.5M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -7.8% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2030 * | $7.0B | $735 | 2.5% | 12.7% | No data for this year | 21.8M | No data for this year | 51.9% | -7.9% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2029 * | $7.0B | $755 | 2.5% | 14.0% | No data for this year | 21.2M | No data for this year | 51.4% | -7.9% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2028 * | $7.0B | $782 | 2.5% | 16.8% | No data for this year | 20.6M | No data for this year | 53.8% | -8.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2027 * | $7.1B | $819 | 1.5% | 18.7% | No data for this year | 20.0M | No data for this year | 64.0% | -8.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2026 * | $7.4B | $881 | 0.5% | 26.5% | No data for this year | 19.4M | No data for this year | 68.5% | -8.1% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2025 | $7.9B | $964 | -0.5% | 21.4% | 17.3% | 18.8M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -6.7% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2024 | $8.1B | $1,013 | -1.5% | 26.6% | 17.0% | 18.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -10.7% | No data for this year | 69.4 | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2023 | $9.4B | $1,212 | -9.3% | 17.6% | 16.9% | 17.7M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -18.3% | No data for this year | 69.3 | 9.7% | No data for this year | 1,355.12 |
| 2022 | $11.1B | $1,484 | -0.5% | 36.4% | 17.2% | 17.2M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -40.6% | No data for this year | 68.0 | 8.8% | No data for this year | 1,115.00 |
| 2021 | $10.2B | $1,401 | 6.0% | 59.8% | 18.3% | 16.7M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -56.1% | No data for this year | 66.0 | 9.4% | No data for this year | 1,028.11 |
| 2020 | $10.8B | $1,522 | 0.3% | 30.5% | 18.0% | 16.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -40.3% | No data for this year | 66.4 | 11.7% | No data for this year | 743.01 |
| 2019 | $12.8B | $1,866 | 4.7% | 22.6% | 17.2% | 15.8M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -32.3% | -$371.0M | 66.6 | 11.0% | 17.5% | 486.73 |
| 2018 | $11.5B | $1,720 | 8.5% | 33.6% | 17.6% | 15.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -33.1% | -$282.1M | 65.9 | 9.1% | No data for this year | 214.89 |
| 2017 | $10.4B | $1,610 | 4.0% | 30.4% | 18.6% | 14.9M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -23.1% | -$269.9M | 67.1 | 8.2% | No data for this year | 282.20 |
| 2016 | $9.9B | $1,579 | -4.4% | 21.3% | 18.4% | 14.4M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -25.7% | -$561.0M | 67.1 | 7.7% | 24.6% | 283.90 |
| 2015 | $10.3B | $1,680 | -32.0% | 22.0% | 17.9% | 14.0M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -20.2% | -$15.4M | 66.8 | 6.5% | 24.1% | 230.83 |
| 2014 | $14.2B | $2,400 | -0.2% | 8.1% | 13.5% | 13.6M | 36.7 | No data for this year | -2.1% | -$233.1M | 68.0 | 5.8% | 22.6% | 214.89 |
| 2013 | $40.4B | $3,164 | 4.8% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 29.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -3.8% | -$133.6M | 68.0 | 5.0% | 20.0% | 214.89 |
| 2012 | $35.4B | $3,005 | 2.4% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 28.4M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -1.0% | -$14.2M | 67.6 | 5.2% | 17.5% | 214.35 |
| 2011 | $32.7B | $3,113 | -12.7% | 19.5% | 13.3% | 27.6M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -1.6% | -$517.8M | 67.4 | 4.8% | 14.9% | 213.80 |
| 2010 | $30.9B | $3,603 | 7.7% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 26.8M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -3.4% | $188.6M | 67.2 | 5.2% | 12.4% | 219.59 |
| 2009 | $25.1B | $3,411 | 3.9% | 5.4% | 12.8% | 25.9M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -10.1% | $129.2M | 66.9 | 6.0% | 10.0% | 202.85 |
| 2008 | $26.9B | $3,370 | 3.7% | 19.0% | 12.7% | 25.1M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -4.7% | $1.6B | 66.6 | 5.8% | 6.9% | 199.76 |
| 2007 | $21.7B | $3,294 | 3.3% | 7.9% | 12.5% | 24.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -7.0% | $917.3M | 66.2 | 5.8% | 5.0% | 198.95 |
| 2006 | $19.1B | $3,205 | 3.2% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 23.5M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 1.1% | $1.1B | 65.8 | 5.5% | 1.3% | 197.05 |
| 2005 | $16.7B | $3,113 | 5.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% | 22.8M | 34.7 | No data for this year | 3.7% | -$302.1M | 65.4 | 5.2% | 1.1% | 191.51 |