Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Yemen
Yemen: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Yemen, 1975–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5.9% for manufactures exports in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Yemen peaked at 16.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
Yemen ranks 160th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -89.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +59.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +58.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +308.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +255.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -96.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +1040.9% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -6.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.5%, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 5.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.7%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1040.9% | 0.6% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Yemen?
- Manufactures exports in Yemen was 5.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for manufactures exports?
- Yemen ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.