Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Yemen
Yemen: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 1.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Yemen, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Yemen stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 550.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Yemen peaked at 1.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Yemen 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +133.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +133.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2009 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2010 | +50.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 44.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.45 billion current US$ (2016)
- Food exports 63.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 308.66 million current US$ (2016)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Yemen?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Yemen was 1.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Yemen ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.