Yemen Real GDP Growth

1991 - 2017 | Yearly | % | Central Statistical Organization

Key information about Yemen Real GDP Growth

  • The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Yemen contracted 10.0 % YoY in Dec 2017, following a negative growth of 14.6 % in the previous year.
  • Real GDP Growth YoY data in Yemen is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2017, with an average rate of 4.5 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16.5 % in Dec 2000 and a record low of -30.5 % in Dec 2015.
Central Statistical Organization provides annual Real GDP Growth at 2000 prices.


Related information about Yemen Real GDP Growth

  • In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Yemen reached 34.7 USD bn in Dec 2013.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 8.4 % in Dec 2017.
  • GDP Per Capita in Yemen reached 736.2 USD in Dec 2017.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 9.5 % in Dec 2017.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 15.3 % in Dec 2017.
  • Public Consumption accounted for 6.2 % in Dec 2020.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 116.9 % in Dec 2020.

View Yemen's Real GDP Growth from 1991 to 2017 in the chart:

Yemen Real GDP Growth

What was Yemen's Real GDP Growth in 2017?

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Yemen contracted 10.0 % YoY in Dec 2017, following a negative growth of 14.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-10.0 2017 -14.6 2016 -30.5 2015 16.5 2000 % yearly 1991 - 2017

Real GDP Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Algeria (%) 3.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Argentina (%) 1.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 12.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Australia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1960 - Dec 2022
Austria (%) 1.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1989 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 4.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Bahrain (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
Bangladesh (%) 7.1 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Belarus (%) -2.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
Belgium (%) 1.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Bolivia (%) 4.3 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2022
Botswana (%) 6.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Brazil (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
Brunei (%) 0.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2022
Bulgaria (%) 2.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (%) 5.3 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Canada (%) 2.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1962 - Dec 2022
Chile (%) -0.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
China (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 2.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Croatia (%) 4.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Czech Republic (%) 0.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 1.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 3.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) 4.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
Estonia (%) -4.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
European Union (%) 1.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) -0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
France (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1950 - Mar 2023
Georgia (%) 9.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Germany (%) -0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Mar 2023
Ghana (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
Greece (%) 5.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2023
Hungary (%) 0.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Iceland (%) 6.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
India (%) 4.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2022
Indonesia (%) 5.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 5.0 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 1989 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) -0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Israel (%) 2.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Italy (%) 1.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 6.8 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Japan (%) 0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1956 - Dec 2022
Jordan (%) 2.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
Kenya (%) 5.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2022
Kosovo (%) 4.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (%) -1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Laos (%) 3.5 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Latvia (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Lebanon (%) 2.0 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
Lithuania (%) -0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Luxembourg (%) -2.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) -23.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
North Macedonia (%) 0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 4.0 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Malaysia (%) 7.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 4.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2022
Mexico (%) 3.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) -10.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Mongolia (%) 7.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Montenegro (%) 2.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 0.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (%) 2.0 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2007 - Dec 2018
Myanmar (%) 3.3 2023 yearly 2011 - 2023
Nepal (%) 1.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
Netherlands (%) 2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) 1.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1983 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (%) 2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1979 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 3.1 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 1.7 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 4.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 5.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Peru (%) -0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Philippines (%) 7.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 0.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Portugal (%) 1.8 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2019
Qatar (%) -0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Romania (%) 2.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Russia (%) -2.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Serbia (%) 4.5 Sep 2019 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2019
Singapore (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
Slovakia (%) 1.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2022
Spain (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Sri Lanka (%) -12.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Sudan (%) -1.9 2021 yearly 1983 - 2021
Sweden (%) -0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1966 - Mar 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) 14,384.285 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (YER bn) 38,319.377 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (YER bn) 13,065.284 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
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) -319.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 975.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 114.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7.066 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 323.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -21.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Aug 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 108,453.918 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 25,909.926 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.165 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2015
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.437 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.000 Aug 2024 monthly Aug 2000 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 28.029 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2024
Imports (YER th) 174,021,427.073 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Re-Exports (YER th) 3,939,334.534 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: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 4,911,211.783 2014 yearly 1997 - 2014
Exports: National: South Korea (YER th) 618,869.017 2017 yearly 1997 - 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: HS: Cereals (YER th) 199,366,387.746 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 States of America (YER th) 22,252,553.468 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 161,126,428.603 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) -0.489 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
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
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 5,118.380 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade (USD mn) -5,214.321 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (USD mn) 5,050.792 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (USD mn) 12.900 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -671.054 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) 18,437.962 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 54,112.687 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 19.3 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,768.2 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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