Namibia vs Yemen: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Namibia
28.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Yemen
33.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Namibia rank
143rd
Yemen rank
140th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Namibia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 33.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 28.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Namibia, a difference of 4.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 140th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 8.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 8.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 147.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices Namibia
1990s 10.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 14.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 4.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Yemen
2000s 15.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 65.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 49.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Yemen
2010s 26.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 80.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 53.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Yemen
2020s 26.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 34.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 8.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Namibia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 33.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 28.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Namibia and Yemen?
4.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Yemen rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Namibia ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 140th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.