GDP growth in Yemen

Yemen: GDP growth was 0.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
up 114.8%
World rank
181st
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 1992
All-time low
-28.0%
in 2015
Years of data
28
1991–2018

GDP growth in Yemen, 1991–2018

-30-20-100101991200420181991: 6.3 annual %1992: 8.2 annual %1993: 4 annual %1994: 6.7 annual %1995: 5.7 annual %1996: 4.6 annual %1997: 5.2 annual %1998: 6 annual %1999: 3.8 annual %2000: 6.2 annual %2001: 3.8 annual %2002: 3.9 annual %2003: 3.7 annual %2004: 4 annual %2005: 5.6 annual %2006: 3.2 annual %2007: 3.3 annual %2008: 3.6 annual %2009: 3.9 annual %2010: 7.7 annual %2011: -12.7 annual %2012: 2.4 annual %2013: 4.8 annual %2014: -0.189 annual %2015: -28 annual %2016: -9.4 annual %2017: -5.1 annual %2018: 0.752 annual %

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 0.8% for gdp growth in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.8% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Yemen peaked at 8.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -28.0%, in 2015.

That places Yemen 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

GDP growth in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for GDP growth (annual %) in Yemen, 1991 to 2018.
Year annual % Change
1991 6.3%
1992 8.2% +30.4%
1993 4.0% -51.2%
1994 6.7% +68.0%
1995 5.7% -15.7%
1996 4.6% -18.2%
1997 5.2% +12.9%
1998 6.0% +14.8%
1999 3.8% -37.1%
2000 6.2% +63.7%
2001 3.8% -38.5%
2002 3.9% +3.5%
2003 3.7% -4.8%
2004 4.0% +6.0%
2005 5.6% +40.8%
2006 3.2% -43.3%
2007 3.3% +5.3%
2008 3.6% +9.3%
2009 3.9% +6.0%
2010 7.7% +99.2%
2011 -12.7% -265.1%
2012 2.4% -118.8%
2013 4.8% +101.6%
2014 -0.2% -103.9%
2015 -28.0% +14736.2%
2016 -9.4% -66.5%
2017 -5.1% -45.9%
2018 0.8% -114.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.6% 3.8% 8.2% 9
2000s 4.1% 3.2% 6.2% 10
2010s -4.4% -28.0% 7.7% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Yemen?
Gdp growth in Yemen was 0.8% in 2018, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was -28.0% in 2015.
How does Yemen rank for gdp growth?
Yemen ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2018.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.