Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen

Yemen: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
All-time low
0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2018

00.511.51990200420181990: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.928 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.992 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.991 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.949 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.996 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Yemen recorded 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen peaked at 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.

That places Yemen 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990 to 2018.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1991 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.6%
1992 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1993 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
1994 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1995 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
1996 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.9%
1997 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1998 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.9%
1999 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.2%
2000 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
2001 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.9%
2002 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2003 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2004 0.9908 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2005 0.9494 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2006 0.9955 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.9%
2007 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.8%
2008 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2009 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.5%
2010 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2011 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2012 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.0%
2013 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2014 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2015 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
2016 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.2%
2017 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
2018 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP 9

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 6 Palau 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 7 Tonga 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 8 Marshall Islands 1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 10 Jordan 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 11 Eritrea 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 12 Gambia 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen?
Gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Yemen was 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Yemen ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross national expenditure (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.