Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Yemen
Yemen: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was -3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Yemen is -3.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Yemen peaked at 4.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -15.4%, in 2015.
That places Yemen 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -57.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +67.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -97.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +185.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +585.7% |
| 2011 | -13.8% | -419.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -104.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +362.7% |
| 2014 | -2.4% | -175.8% |
| 2015 | -15.4% | +557.0% |
| 2016 | -12.3% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | -8.4% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | -4.0% | -52.9% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | -53.8% |
| 2020 | -9.7% | +428.4% |
| 2021 | -2.7% | -71.8% |
| 2022 | -4.9% | +78.0% |
| 2023 | -5.6% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | -4.8% | -15.0% |
| 2025 | -3.8% | -19.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -3.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -3.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -557.0% | -2.4% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | +585.7% | 0.6% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.0% | -15.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.2% | -9.7% | -2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 191 Myanmar -3.4% compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea -3.6% compare
- 193 New Caledonia -3.8% compare
- 195 Belize -4.0% compare
- 196 Haiti -4.3% compare
- 197 State of Palestine -5.0% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.33 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -370.98 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -31.51 % change on previous year (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -25.9 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Yemen?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Yemen was -3.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.4% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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