GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Yemen
Yemen: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Yemen peaked at 2,356 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2018.
That places Yemen 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,722 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,762 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,835 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,891 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,927 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,950 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,988 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2,042 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,054 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,115 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,130 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,149 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,165 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,186 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,238 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,235 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,236 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,244 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,257 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,356 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,995 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1,981 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,015 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,950 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,362 constant 2015 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 1,198 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1,103 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 734.16 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,883 constant 2015 US$ per person, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -30.2% | 1,950 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,362 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,901 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,722 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,054 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,195 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,115 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,257 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,671 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,356 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Guinea 1,098 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 187 Togo 1,096 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 188 South Sudan 1,080 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 190 Lesotho 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 191 Uganda 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 192 Ethiopia 945.36 constant 2015 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 gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Yemen?
- Gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Yemen was 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,356 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.