Gross Domestic Product … Standard Local Currency annual growth rate in Yemen
Yemen: Gross Domestic Product … Standard Local Currency annual growth rate was -1.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Yemen recorded -1.5 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Yemen peaked at 20.53 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -36.06 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 209th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product … Standard Local Currency annual growth rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0.3111 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1992 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +1474.7% |
| 1993 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1995 | 16.65 % change on previous year | +669.7% |
| 1996 | 20.53 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 5.23 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 1998 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 7.61 % change on previous year | +68.7% |
| 2001 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2010 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +179.9% |
| 2011 | -15.24 % change on previous year | -469.6% |
| 2012 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2013 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -583.8% |
| 2014 | -11.17 % change on previous year | -309.2% |
| 2015 | -36.06 % change on previous year | +222.7% |
| 2016 | -15.03 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2017 | -10.57 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 2018 | -0.8219 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 2019 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -275.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2021 | -1 % change on previous year | -183.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2023 | -2 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 2024 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -1.5 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 4 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -1.5 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.02 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product … Standard Local Currency annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1474.7% | 0.3111 % change on previous year | 4.9 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +669.7% | 2.16 % change on previous year | 16.65 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +583.8% | -1.1 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.24 % change on previous year | 0.3111 % change on previous year | 20.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 7.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.91 % change on previous year | -36.06 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3593 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 206 Jamaica -0.7186 % change on previous year compare
- 207 Myanmar -0.972 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Austria -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Iraq -1.55 % change on previous year compare
- 211 Argentina -1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Ecuador -2 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 84.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Yemen?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Yemen was -1.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 20.53 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.06 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Yemen ranks 209th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.