Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Yemen, 2005–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 194.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Yemen 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 2,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 2,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 2,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 2,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 6,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 2013 | 6,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,437 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 92 Indonesia 7,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Tuvalu 7,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Kenya 7,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Hungary 7,010 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Slovakia 6,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 98 Ukraine 6,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Yemen was 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.