Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Yemen peaked at 5.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
That places Yemen 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.8% | — |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +54.8% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -50.9% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +47.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -53.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -71.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +72.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.6%, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in in Yemen?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Yemen was 1.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Yemen ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.