Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2018.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen peaked at 0.3931 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Yemen 189th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.1381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +153.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Haiti 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Nigeria 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1385 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Bermuda 0.1381 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea 0.1326 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen was 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3931 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.