Sub-Saharan Africa vs Yemen: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Yemen rank
1st
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?
- 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 1st of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.