Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.3% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Yemen peaked at 95.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 206th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.0% | — |
| 1991 | 92.3% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -38.3% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +45.6% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +99.0% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -97.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +128.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +557.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -55.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -98.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +557.5% | 2.1% | 13.5% |
| 2019 | +128.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 36.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 20.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 0.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 0.1% | 16.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Yemen?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Yemen was 0.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Yemen ranks 206th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.