Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 54.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 54.7% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Yemen peaked at 76.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.2% | — |
| 1991 | 67.8% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 72.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | -13.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 54.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 54.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.0%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +36.2% | 46.5% | 63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 67.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 64.2% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 46.5% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 54.7% | 62.8% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Yemen?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Yemen was 54.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Yemen ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.