IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 11.66 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 11.66 units per person for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Yemen peaked at 20.55 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.81 units per person, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 165th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.68 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 8.35 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.77 units per person | +41.0% |
| 1993 | 11.34 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 10.93 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.54 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 15.05 units per person | +42.7% |
| 1997 | 17.78 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 17.72 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 20.55 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 17.17 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 14.94 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 13.85 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 13.22 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 12.54 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.85 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.06 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 10.35 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 9.77 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 9.39 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.83 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.56 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.31 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.06 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.81 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.17 units per person | +94.1% |
| 2017 | 14.72 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.29 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 13.87 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 13.48 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.11 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.74 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 12.36 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 12 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 11.66 units per person | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +94.1% | 7.81 units per person | 15.17 units per person |
| 1996 | +42.7% | 10.54 units per person | 15.05 units per person |
| 1992 | +41.0% | 8.35 units per person | 11.77 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.27 units per person | 8.35 units per person | 20.55 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.41 units per person | 9.39 units per person | 17.17 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.87 units per person | 7.81 units per person | 15.17 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 units per person | 11.66 units per person | 13.48 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0225 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 22.92 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Yemen?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Yemen was 11.66 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 20.55 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 units per person in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.