International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Yemen
Yemen: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 116.00 million current US$ in 2016. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts in Yemen, 2010–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Yemen is 116.00 million current US$, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.0% over ten years.
Yemen ranks 151st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.29 billion current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 910.00 million current US$ | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 116.00 million current US$ | -90.3% |
| 2016 | 116.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 116.00 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 114.50 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 116.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 billion current US$, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Yemen
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 39.1% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 31.4% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (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$), annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Yemen?
- International tourism, receipts in Yemen was 116.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.00 million current US$ in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Yemen ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.