Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Yemen
Yemen: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 24.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Yemen, 1990–2024
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 24.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Yemen peaked at 41.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 94th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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% | +98.1% |
| 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% | +90.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -42.8% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +307.9% |
| 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 | 41.2% | +16719.7% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -40.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 24.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 24.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +16719.7% | 0.2% | 41.2% |
| 2014 | +307.9% | 5.6% | 22.7% |
| 2004 | +98.1% | 3.2% | 6.3% |
| 2017 | -98.4% | 35.5% | 0.6% |
| 2011 | +90.0% | 6.1% | 11.6% |
| 2009 | +79.5% | 2.8% | 5.1% |
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 | 21.5% | 0.2% | 41.2% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Yemen?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Yemen was 24.5% in 2024, 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 41.2% in 2022.
- 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 94th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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.