Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Yemen
Yemen: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 3.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Travel 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 travel services in Yemen is 3.4%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 41.9% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Yemen peaked at 14.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 187th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.1% | — |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -63.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +104.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -41.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9%, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 8.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 184 Malta 3.9% compare
- 185 Luxembourg 3.6% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 3.6% compare
- 188 Benin 3.3% compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 3.2% compare
- 190 Djibouti 3.0% compare
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 44.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.45 billion current US$ (2016)
- Food exports 63.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 308.66 million current US$ (2016)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Yemen?
- Travel services in Yemen was 3.4% in 2016, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for travel services?
- Yemen ranks 187th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.