Primary income payments in Yemen, Republic of

Yemen, Republic of: Primary income payments was 380.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
380.87 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 32.9%
World rank
147th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.39 billion BoP, current US$
in 2011
All-time low
380.87 million BoP, current US$
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Primary income payments in Yemen, Republic of, 2005–2016

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B2005201020162005: 1.8B BoP, current US$2006: 1.6B BoP, current US$2007: 1.7B BoP, current US$2008: 2.2B BoP, current US$2009: 1.3B BoP, current US$2010: 1.9B BoP, current US$2011: 2.4B BoP, current US$2012: 1.5B BoP, current US$2013: 1.7B BoP, current US$2014: 1.8B BoP, current US$2015: 567.9M BoP, current US$2016: 380.9M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Yemen, Republic of recorded 380.87 million BoP, current US$ for primary income payments in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 32.9% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments in Yemen, Republic of peaked at 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 380.87 million BoP, current US$, in 2016.

Yemen, Republic of ranks 147th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ 2.24 billion BoP, current US$ 5
2010s 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ 380.87 million BoP, current US$ 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ 7

Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of

  1. 144 Kosovo 417.77 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 145 Tajikistan, Republic of 404.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 146 Suriname 390.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 148 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 365.73 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 149 Rwanda 364.49 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 150 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 364.43 million BoP, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 246 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments in Yemen, Republic of?
Primary income payments in Yemen, Republic of was 380.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2016, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest primary income payments recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 380.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2016.
How does Yemen, Republic of rank for primary income payments?
Yemen, Republic of ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
Is primary income payments rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.