General government final consumption expenditure in Yemen
Yemen: General government final consumption expenditure was 47.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Yemen, 1991–2018
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 47.2% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 252.8% on the previous year and up 569.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Yemen peaked at 47.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 2nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Yemen, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.2% | — |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -62.1% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +16.1% |
| 1995 | -12.7% | -319.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -113.7% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +850.2% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -32.5% |
| 1999 | -5.9% | -153.1% |
| 2000 | -2.7% | -54.9% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -431.5% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | -4.2% | -148.4% |
| 2004 | -4.9% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -161.1% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +432.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | -10.1% | -159.1% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -231.3% |
| 2010 | -13.4% | -201.3% |
| 2011 | -5.7% | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -373.6% |
| 2013 | -5.1% | -132.5% |
| 2014 | -8.7% | +69.4% |
| 2015 | -35.7% | +312.5% |
| 2016 | -23.6% | -33.9% |
| 2017 | -30.9% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -252.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | -12.7% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | -10.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.7% | -35.7% | 47.2% | 9 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 29.6 % change on previous year (2018)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 391.53 constant 2015 US$ per person (2018)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -31.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -89.15 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 23.38 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 154.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 97,647 current LCU per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Yemen?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Yemen was 47.2% in 2018, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Yemen ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 569.1%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.