Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Yemen, 1993–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Yemen is 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Yemen peaked at 9.15 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.4364 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 148th of 192 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.1511 BoP, current US$ per person | +1062.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4734 BoP, current US$ per person | +1877.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2845 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2171 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1999 | -0.2101 BoP, current US$ per person | -196.8% |
| 2000 | -0.4364 BoP, current US$ per person | +107.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7225 BoP, current US$ per person | -265.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.6% |
| 2003 | 2.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9754 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3929 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 2007 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +313.3% |
| 2008 | 9.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +463.7% |
| 2009 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.7% |
| 2010 | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2995 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1839 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3833 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1421 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1693 BoP, current US$ per person | +590.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1058 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1877.6% | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4734 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +1062.7% | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1511 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +590.6% | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1693 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1361 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2101 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4734 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4364 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6164 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 145 Burundi 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 147 Kiribati 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 149 Tanzania 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Bangladesh 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 151 Uganda 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Yemen?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Yemen was 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4364 BoP, current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Yemen ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.