Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Yemen
Yemen: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed was 41.86 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Yemen stood at 41.86 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Yemen peaked at 41.86 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.1 Percentage of GDP, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 2nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.39 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 16.1 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 16.39 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.77 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 17.87 Percentage of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 19.14 Percentage of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 18.63 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.14 Percentage of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 24.96 Percentage of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 21.17 Percentage of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 19.33 Percentage of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 26.09 Percentage of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 30.36 Percentage of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 35.38 Percentage of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 6.1 Percentage of GDP | -82.7% |
| 2016 | 6.48 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 13.66 Percentage of GDP | +110.9% |
| 2018 | 34.88 Percentage of GDP | +155.3% |
| 2019 | 41.86 Percentage of GDP | +20.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 41.86 Percentage of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.4 Percentage of GDP, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 41.86 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.16 Percentage of GDP, 3.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +155.3% | 13.66 Percentage of GDP | 34.88 Percentage of GDP |
| 2017 | +110.9% | 6.48 Percentage of GDP | 13.66 Percentage of GDP |
| 2015 | -82.7% | 35.38 Percentage of GDP | 6.1 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.76 Percentage of GDP | 15.39 Percentage of GDP | 24.96 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.98 Percentage of GDP | 6.1 Percentage of GDP | 41.86 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 1 Ireland 45.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 20.34 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 37.16 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 31.62 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Türkiye 21.71 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Estonia 21.38 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 China 30.2 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.38 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.6707 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.4898 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0313 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Yemen?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Yemen was 41.86 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 41.86 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 Percentage of GDP in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Yemen ranks 2nd out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Private investment (gross fixed capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.