Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen

Yemen: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 198.1%
World rank
176th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1997
All-time low
0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2018

00.050.10.150.20.251990200420181990: 0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.182 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2018, gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen stood at 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.1% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen peaked at 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

Yemen ranks 176th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990 to 2018.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1991 0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.4%
1992 0.1826 current US$ per US$ of GDP +56.1%
1993 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.0%
1994 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.8%
1995 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.1%
1996 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.0%
1997 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
1998 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
1999 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.9%
2000 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2001 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2002 0.1848 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2003 0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.1%
2004 0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2005 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2006 0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2007 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.9%
2008 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.3%
2009 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.1%
2010 0.1166 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.9%
2011 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP -52.8%
2012 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP +58.2%
2013 0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2014 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.4%
2015 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP -75.3%
2016 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2017 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP +45.0%
2018 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP +198.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 9

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 173 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 174 Zimbabwe 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 177 South Sudan 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 178 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 179 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen?
Gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen was 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Yemen rank for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Yemen ranks 176th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
224 places, 10,322 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.