Import value index in Yemen
Yemen: Import value index was 66.1 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Import value index in Yemen, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import value index in Yemen is 66.1 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Yemen peaked at 183.8 2015 = 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.5 2015 = 100, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 194th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 91.1 2015 = 100 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 128.4 2015 = 100 | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 159.5 2015 = 100 | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 139.6 2015 = 100 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 138.9 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 153 2015 = 100 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 168.8 2015 = 100 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 154.1 2015 = 100 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 183.8 2015 = 100 | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 46.7 2015 = 100 | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 43.5 2015 = 100 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 46.2 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 70.6 2015 = 100 | +52.8% |
| 2020 | 70.5 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.6 2015 = 100 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6 2015 = 100 | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 66.1 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 66.1 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 133.5 2015 = 100, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 66.1 2015 = 100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 131.5 2015 = 100, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.64 2015 = 100 | 79.6 2015 = 100 | 159.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 110.56 2015 = 100 | 43.5 2015 = 100 | 183.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.26 2015 = 100 | 66.1 2015 = 100 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 import value index in Yemen?
- Import value index in Yemen was 66.1 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 183.8 2015 = 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5 2015 = 100 in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for import value index?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.