Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Yemen
Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Yemen, 1993–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2018, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Yemen stood at 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Yemen peaked at 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places Yemen 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Yemen, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +835.9% |
| 1995 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3929.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1999 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -182.6% |
| 2000 | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -267.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +275.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +368.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +101.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +730.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +3929.0% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +835.9% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2017 | +730.4% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 140 Guyana 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Iran 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Botswana 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Tanzania 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 New Zealand 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Yemen?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Yemen was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Yemen ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.