Yemen Government Debt: % of GDP

2004 - 2013 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Yemen Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Yemen Government debt accounted for 58.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2013, compared with the ratio of 55.0 % in the previous year.
  • Yemen government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2004 to Dec 2013.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 58.8 % in Dec 2013 and a record low of 32.1 % in Dec 2008.

CEIC calculates Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Government Debt is calculated as the sum of Domestic Government Debt and External Government Debt. The Central Bank of Yemen provides Domestic Government Debt in local currency and External Government Debt in USD. Central Statistical Organization provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Yemen period end market exchange rate is used for Domestic Government Debt and average market exchange rate is used for Nominal GDP currency conversions.


Related information about Yemen Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Yemen National Government Debt reached 20.4 USD bn in Dec 2013.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 34.7 USD bn in Dec 2013.

View Yemen's Government Debt: % of GDP from 2004 to 2013 in the chart:

Yemen Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Yemen's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2013?

Yemen Government debt accounted for 58.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2013, compared with the ratio of 55.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
58.8 2013 55.0 2012 32.1 2008 58.8 2013 % yearly 2004 - 2013

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 61.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 47.6 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Argentina (%) 80.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 50.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 38.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Austria (%) 77.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 93.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Bangladesh (%) 23.6 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 105.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Botswana (%) 17.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Brazil (%) 75.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2024
Bulgaria (%) 23.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 33.7 2022 yearly 2013 - 2022
Canada (%) 69.7 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Chile (%) 39.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
China (%) 22.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Colombia (%) 58.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 67.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 76.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2024
Czech Republic (%) 44.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 29.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 67.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 19.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 81.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 75.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 39.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Germany (%) 63.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 70.7 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Greece (%) 161.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 50.2 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Hungary (%) 75.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Mar 2024
Iceland (%) 64.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (%) 59.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 39.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Mar 2024
Iran (%) 7.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Ireland (%) 43.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 60.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Italy (%) 137.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 217.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2024
Jordan (%) 89.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 21.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 68.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 45.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 45.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 43.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 38.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 25.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 54.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2024
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 65.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2024
Malta (%) 50.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 69.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) 49.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 35.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 59.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 71.5 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 46.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 41.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2024
Nigeria (%) 39.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Norway (%) 44.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Oman (%) 41.2 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 71.6 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (%) 115.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Panama (%) 59.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Mar 2024
Paraguay (%) 34.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 32.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Philippines (%) 60.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2024
Poland (%) 51.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
Portugal (%) 100.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2024
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 51.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2011 - Mar 2024
Russia (%) 14.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2011 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 27.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2016 - Mar 2024
Serbia (%) 51.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2004 - Mar 2024
Singapore (%) 174.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (%) 56.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 69.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) 74.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1960 - Mar 2024
Spain (%) 109.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 104.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Sweden (%) 32.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 25.3 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Taiwan (%) 29.7 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 56.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2024
Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Turkey (%) 29.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) 79.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023

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Yemen Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -8.3 2014 yearly 1991 - 2014
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%) -8.290 2014 yearly 1991 - 2014
National Government Debt (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.8 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013
Forecast: Government Expenditure (YER bn) 12,163.770 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (YER bn) 20,792.500 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (YER bn) 12,111.220 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Government Expenditure (YER mn) 209,147.000 Sep 2014 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2014
Government Revenue (YER mn) 180,160.000 Sep 2014 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2014
Government Revenue: Tax (YER mn) 45,416.000 Sep 2014 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2014
Government Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (YER mn) 235,092.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Government Expenditure: Current (YER mn) 1,273,878.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Government Revenue: Current (YER mn) 864,423.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Domestic Public Debt: Net (YER bn) 2,712.900 2013 yearly 2002 - 2013
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.175 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -284.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 2.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -35.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,161.332 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 269.255 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 26.931 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 286.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -23.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 106,830.716 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 26,548.491 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.165 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2015
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 0.805 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.000 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 2000 - Feb 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 20.721 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2024
Re-Exports (YER th) 3,939,334.534 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Imports (YER th) 174,021,427.073 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Exports: National (YER th) 108,319,365.974 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Exports: HS: Coffee, Tea, Mate and Spices (YER th) 746,119.078 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: HS: Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks and Other Aquatic Invertebrates (YER th) 12,400,499.616 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: HS: Mineral Fuels, Oils & Products of Their Distillation & Bituminous S... (YER th) 0.000 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: HS: Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes (YER th) 491,886.558 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: National: Thailand (YER th) 132,468,960.215 2014 yearly 1997 - 2014
Exports: National: China (YER th) 262,108.180 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Exports: National: South Korea (YER th) 618,869.017 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Exports: National: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 4,911,211.783 2014 yearly 1997 - 2014
Imports: HS: Cereals (YER th) 199,366,387.746 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Mineral Fuels, Oils & Products of Their Distillation & Bituminous S... (YER th) 268,845,704.896 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Iron and Steel (YER th) 30,298,318.672 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Vehicles Other than Tramway Rolling Stock and Accessories Thereof (YER th) 77,883,779.845 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Nuclear Reactors, Mechanical Appliances and Parts Thereof (YER th) 13,446,654.659 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: China (YER th) 32,958,481.912 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: India (YER th) 13,312,506.473 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: Saudi Arabia (YER th) 94,545,533.620 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 161,126,428.603 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: United States of America (YER th) 22,252,553.468 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: Cement: Volume (Ton th) 755.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
Crude Oil Exports: Public Sector: ytd: Volume (Barrel mn) 1.000 Jan 2015 monthly Feb 2004 - Jan 2015
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,209.7 2017 yearly 1990 - 2017
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -371.0 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.7 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2016
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2016
External Debt (USD mn) 7,191.5 Jan 2015 monthly Aug 2005 - Jan 2015
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.0 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 499.1 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.684 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (USD mn) 12.900 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -671.054 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (USD mn) 5,050.792 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade (USD mn) -5,214.321 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 5,118.380 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) -50.608 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade: Imports (USD mn) -6,515.537 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (USD mn) -379.707 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Financing: Net Reserves: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 47.291 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 589.205 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Income (USD mn) -366.807 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade: Exports (USD mn) 1,301.216 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Capital and Financial Account (CF) (USD mn) -50.608 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -679.315 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 565.299 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investments (USD mn) -295.608 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) -1,244.613 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) -67.588 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Inflow (YER th) 115,000.000 Mar 2012 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2012
Capital Investment (YER th) 46,687,778.000 Mar 2012 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2012
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 19,540.060 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 50,650.150 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
M2 Growth (%) 19.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Mar 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,767.9 Jun 2023 monthly May 1990 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.090 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.9 Jun 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Jun 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 96.377 Jun 2023 monthly May 1990 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 10,226.336 Jan 2015 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2015
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 12,866.5 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2015
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.8 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2015
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,519.784 Jan 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2015
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.05 Jan 2015 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2015
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.52 2014 yearly 2005 - 2014

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