Medium and high-tech exports in Yemen
Yemen: Medium and high-tech exports was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Yemen is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Yemen peaked at 35.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 149th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.3% | — |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -56.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -73.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +98.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -57.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +79.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +89.9% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -42.8% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +308.0% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +56.0% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -98.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -56.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 2.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 0.2% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Yemen?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Yemen was 0.2% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Yemen ranks 149th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.