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Yemen

YE · YEM · #49 · 11 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$720
GDP (2031)
$7.0B
GDP growth (2031)
2.5% →
Inflation (2031)
10.1% ↓
Unemployment (2025)
17.3% ↑
Population (2031)
22.5M
Population growth (2031)
3.0% →
Gini index (2014)
36.7
Government debt (2030)
51.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-7.8% 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
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2030)
51.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-7.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2019)
-$371.0M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2014)
0.37
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum 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

Historical economic 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% - 22.5M - - -7.8% - - - - -
2030 * $7.0B $735 2.5% 12.7% - 21.8M - 51.9% -7.9% - - - - -
2029 * $7.0B $755 2.5% 14.0% - 21.2M - 51.4% -7.9% - - - - -
2028 * $7.0B $782 2.5% 16.8% - 20.6M - 53.8% -8.0% - - - - -
2027 * $7.1B $819 1.5% 18.7% - 20.0M - 64.0% -8.0% - - - - -
2026 * $7.4B $881 0.5% 26.5% - 19.4M - 68.5% -8.1% - - - - -
2025 $7.9B $964 -0.5% 21.4% 17.3% 18.8M - - -6.7% - - - - -
2024 $8.1B $1,013 -1.5% 26.6% 17.0% 18.3M - - -10.7% - 69.4 - - -
2023 $9.4B $1,212 -9.3% 17.6% 16.9% 17.7M - - -18.3% - 69.3 9.7% - 1,355.12
2022 $11.1B $1,484 -0.5% 36.4% 17.2% 17.2M - - -40.6% - 68.0 8.8% - 1,115.00
2021 $10.2B $1,401 6.0% 59.8% 18.3% 16.7M - - -56.1% - 66.0 9.4% - 1,028.11
2020 $10.8B $1,522 0.3% 30.5% 18.0% 16.3M - - -40.3% - 66.4 11.7% - 743.01
2019 $12.8B $1,866 4.7% 22.6% 17.2% 15.8M - - -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 - - -33.1% -$282.1M 65.9 9.1% - 214.89
2017 $10.4B $1,610 4.0% 30.4% 18.6% 14.9M - - -23.1% -$269.9M 67.1 8.2% - 282.20
2016 $9.9B $1,579 -4.4% 21.3% 18.4% 14.4M - - -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 - - -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 - -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 - - -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 - - -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 - - -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 - - -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 - - -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 - - -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 - - -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 - - 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 - 3.7% -$302.1M 65.4 5.2% 1.1% 191.51
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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