Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Yemen
Yemen: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 was 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2018, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Yemen stood at 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Yemen peaked at 2,262 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2018.
That places Yemen 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,653 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,691 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,762 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,765 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,815 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,850 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,908 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,960 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,972 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,030 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,045 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,063 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,078 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,098 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,148 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,145 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,146 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,154 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,167 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,262 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,915 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1,902 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,934 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,308 constant 2015 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 1,150 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1,059 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 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 | -30.2% | 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,308 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,825 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,653 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,972 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,108 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,030 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,167 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,604 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,262 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 167 Myanmar 1,128 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 168 Togo 1,090 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 169 Nepal 1,084 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 171 Tanzania 1,030 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 172 Haiti 1,022 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 173 Rwanda 1,021 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0313 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Yemen?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Yemen was 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,262 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Yemen ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.