Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Yemen
Yemen: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 3.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
The figure is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Yemen peaked at 5.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2011.
That places Yemen 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -43.7% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +44.5% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -27.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +38.0% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +37.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +27.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.7%, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 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 within in Yemen?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Yemen was 3.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Yemen ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.