Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Yemen
Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was -370.98 million BoP, current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Yemen, 1990–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Yemen is -370.98 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 387.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Yemen peaked at 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -561.00 million BoP, current US$, in 2016.
That places Yemen 189th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Yemen, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -130.90 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 282.50 million BoP, current US$ | -315.8% |
| 1992 | 718.00 million BoP, current US$ | +154.2% |
| 1993 | 903.00 million BoP, current US$ | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 15.80 million BoP, current US$ | -98.3% |
| 1995 | -217.70 million BoP, current US$ | -1477.8% |
| 1996 | -60.10 million BoP, current US$ | -72.4% |
| 1997 | -138.50 million BoP, current US$ | +130.4% |
| 1998 | -219.40 million BoP, current US$ | +58.4% |
| 1999 | -307.60 million BoP, current US$ | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 6.40 million BoP, current US$ | -102.1% |
| 2001 | 155.14 million BoP, current US$ | +2324.3% |
| 2002 | 114.30 million BoP, current US$ | -26.3% |
| 2003 | -89.11 million BoP, current US$ | -178.0% |
| 2004 | 143.58 million BoP, current US$ | -261.1% |
| 2005 | -302.06 million BoP, current US$ | -310.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -471.1% |
| 2007 | 917.30 million BoP, current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +69.5% |
| 2009 | 129.20 million BoP, current US$ | -91.7% |
| 2010 | 188.64 million BoP, current US$ | +46.0% |
| 2011 | -517.84 million BoP, current US$ | -374.5% |
| 2012 | -14.24 million BoP, current US$ | -97.3% |
| 2013 | -133.57 million BoP, current US$ | +838.1% |
| 2014 | -233.10 million BoP, current US$ | +74.5% |
| 2015 | -15.44 million BoP, current US$ | -93.4% |
| 2016 | -561.00 million BoP, current US$ | +3532.3% |
| 2017 | -269.85 million BoP, current US$ | -51.9% |
| 2018 | -282.10 million BoP, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | -370.98 million BoP, current US$ | +31.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -370.98 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 414.81 million BoP, current US$. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -370.98 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.63 billion BoP, current US$. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -3532.3% | -15.44 million BoP, current US$ | -561.00 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2001 | +2324.3% | 6.40 million BoP, current US$ | 155.14 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1995 | -1477.8% | 15.80 million BoP, current US$ | -217.70 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.51 million BoP, current US$ | -307.60 million BoP, current US$ | 903.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 375.04 million BoP, current US$ | -302.06 million BoP, current US$ | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -220.95 million BoP, current US$ | -561.00 million BoP, current US$ | 188.64 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Iceland -201.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 187 Burkina Faso -202.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 188 Finland -285.87 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 190 Trinidad and Tobago -794.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 191 Estonia -838.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 192 Kazakhstan -916.40 million BoP, current US$ 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Yemen?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Yemen was -370.98 million BoP, current US$ in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -561.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 387.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.