Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Yemen is 5.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Yemen peaked at 8.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4% | — |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +116.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +37.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +117.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +65.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -17.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 5.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 43 United Arab Emirates 5.9% compare
- 44 Armenia 5.7% compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 5.4% compare
- 47 Switzerland 4.7% compare
- 48 Togo 4.7% compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 4.7% 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 from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Yemen?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Yemen was 5.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Yemen ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region 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.