Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 21.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 21.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 1,067.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Yemen peaked at 26.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.
Yemen ranks 76th of 203 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.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +1141.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -62.2% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +158.8% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -74.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -80.1% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +879.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -73.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +64.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +64.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +152.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +53.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -55.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +101.3% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +173.4% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -7.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 21.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.5%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 21.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.9%, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1141.9% | 0.5% | 6.2% |
| 1998 | +879.4% | 0.3% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 9.8% | 26.7% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Yemen?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Yemen was 21.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Yemen ranks 76th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,067.3%. 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 low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.