Transport services in Yemen
Yemen: Transport services was 54.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Yemen, 2005–2016
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Yemen is 54.3%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Yemen peaked at 59.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2006.
Yemen ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Transport services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50.1% | — |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 40.9% | 50.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 49.4% | 59.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 26 Chad 55.0%
- 27 Jordan 54.5% compare
- 28 Cambodia 54.3% compare
- 30 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 53.2% 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 transport services in Yemen?
- Transport services in Yemen was 54.3% in 2016, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2006.
- How does Yemen rank for transport services?
- Yemen ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.