Global: Ease of doing business score in Yemen
Yemen: Global: Ease of doing business score was 31.76 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Global: Ease of doing business score in Yemen, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 31.76 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over five years.
That places Yemen 187th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Yemen, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.43 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 31.21 DB17-20 methodology | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 31.27 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.67 DB17-20 methodology | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.76 DB17-20 methodology | +3.6% |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 184 Central African Republic 35.57 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 185 South Sudan 34.62 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 186 Libya 32.69 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 188 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 30.24 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 189 Eritrea 21.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 190 Somalia 20.04 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 39.1% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 31.4% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 99.3% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Yemen?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Yemen was 31.76 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 38.43 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.67 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Yemen ranks 187th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.