Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Yemen
Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was -0.0% 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 -0.0%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.4% on the previous year and down 100.6% 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 185th of 201 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 (% of GDP) 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 | -0.0% | -96.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.1%. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.8%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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 | -4822.8% | -0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | -3117.0% | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | +2281.5% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
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 | -0.5% | -1.8% | 0.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 182 Cuba 0.0% compare
- 183 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 184 Nauru -0.0%
- 186 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 187 Kazakhstan -0.3% compare
- 188 South Africa -0.5% 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 in Yemen?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Yemen was -0.0% 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 185th out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.6%. 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.