Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen stood at 0.0005 million USD per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0019 million USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per person, in 2024.
That places Yemen 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.001 million USD per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -4.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0045 million USD per person, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -38.0% | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Niger 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 187 Malawi 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 188 Somalia 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 190 Madagascar 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 191 South Sudan 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0.0004 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.38 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.33 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -370.98 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -31.51 % change on previous year (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -25.9 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Yemen was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 million USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.