Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Yemen stood at 41.5%.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Yemen peaked at 50.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1990.
That places Yemen 27th 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 outside in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.1% | — |
| 1991 | 26.8% | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +62.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +21.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 41.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 41.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 19.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 22.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 29.4% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 34.2% | 41.5% | 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 outside in Yemen?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Yemen was 41.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Yemen ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.