Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Yemen
Yemen: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 40.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Yemen, 1975–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 40.8% for manufactures imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Yemen peaked at 57.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 186th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +48.8% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -37.4% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +35.2% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | -3.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 40.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 51.0%, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 40.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 44.9% | 57.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 25.3% | 54.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 40.8% | 42.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 183 Kiribati 43.0% compare
- 184 Liberia 42.8% compare
- 185 Afghanistan 41.1% compare
- 187 Mauritania 40.8% compare
- 188 French Polynesia 40.4% compare
- 189 Lebanon 40.0% compare
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 44.0% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Yemen?
- Manufactures imports in Yemen was 40.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for manufactures imports?
- Yemen ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.