Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen
Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was -1.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen is -1.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen peaked at 5.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 187th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -286.1% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +107.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -98.6% |
| 1995 | -1.7% | -3117.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9% | -45.6% |
| 1997 | -2.0% | +118.9% |
| 1998 | -3.5% | +71.3% |
| 1999 | -4.0% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -101.6% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +2281.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -32.1% |
| 2003 | -0.8% | -170.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -236.8% |
| 2005 | -1.8% | -274.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -425.7% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -91.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | -1.6% | -359.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -97.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | +721.7% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | +63.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2016 | -1.8% | +4822.8% |
| 2017 | -1.0% | -43.9% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3% | -4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -1.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -1.8% | 0.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 184 Papua New Guinea -0.6% compare
- 185 Burkina Faso -0.9% compare
- 186 Switzerland -1.2% compare
- 188 Netherlands -1.4% compare
- 189 Norway -1.5% compare
- 190 Estonia -1.8% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 23.61 % change on previous year (2018)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 661.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 419,182 current LCU per person (2018)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.178 % change on previous year (2018)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,248 constant 2015 US$ per person (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -12.31 % change on previous year (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen was -1.3% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Yemen ranks 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.