International tourism, receipts for travel items in Yemen
Yemen: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 100.00 million current US$ in 2016. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Yemen is 100.00 million current US$, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Yemen peaked at 1.16 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.00 million current US$, in 2001.
Yemen ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 55.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 70.00 million current US$ | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 84.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 61.00 million current US$ | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 73.00 million current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 38.00 million current US$ | -47.9% |
| 2002 | 38.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 139.00 million current US$ | +265.8% |
| 2004 | 139.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 181.00 million current US$ | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 181.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 425.00 million current US$ | +134.8% |
| 2008 | 886.00 million current US$ | +108.5% |
| 2009 | 899.00 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 780.00 million current US$ | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 848.00 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 940.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 100.00 million current US$ | -90.3% |
| 2016 | 100.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 84.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 299.90 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 899.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 707.86 million current US$ | 100.00 million current US$ | 1.16 billion current US$ | 7 |
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$), annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Yemen?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Yemen was 100.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.00 million current US$ in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Yemen ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.