Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Saudi Arabia
16.8%
in 2023
Yemen
23.2%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Yemen rank
20th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 23.2% against 16.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 20th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 10.0% 10.5% 0.6% Yemen
2000s 13.2% 9.4% 3.7% Saudi Arabia
2010s 13.9% 15.6% 1.8% Yemen
2020s 16.9% 30.8% 13.8% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 23.2% against 16.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
6.4%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Yemen rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 20th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.