International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Yemen
Yemen: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 49.00 million current US$ in 2016. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Yemen, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Yemen is 49.00 million current US$, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Yemen peaked at 214.00 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.00 million current US$, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 78.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 124.00 million current US$ | +59.0% |
| 1998 | 130.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 136.00 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 70.00 million current US$ | -48.5% |
| 2001 | 79.00 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 78.00 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 77.00 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 126.00 million current US$ | +63.6% |
| 2005 | 167.00 million current US$ | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 162.00 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 184.00 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 183.00 million current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 214.00 million current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 183.00 million current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 182.00 million current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.00 million current US$ | -59.9% |
| 2013 | 86.00 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 77.00 million current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 72.00 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 49.00 million current US$ | -31.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 49.00 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.00 million current US$, 59% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 49.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.07 billion current US$, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.80 million current US$ | 76.00 million current US$ | 136.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 134.00 million current US$ | 70.00 million current US$ | 214.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.14 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 183.00 million current US$ | 7 |
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 international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Yemen?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Yemen was 49.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 214.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Yemen ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.