SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.4898 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.4898 units per person for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Yemen peaked at 12.76 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2007.
That places Yemen 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6783 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.8129 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1921 units per person | -76.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0299 units per person | -84.5% |
| 1994 | 2.07 units per person | +6841.9% |
| 1995 | 2.21 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.93 units per person | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 6.94 units per person | +260.5% |
| 1998 | 7.13 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.75 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.31 units per person | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7272 units per person | -78.0% |
| 2002 | 1.59 units per person | +118.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1533 units per person | -90.3% |
| 2004 | 1.49 units per person | +874.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5785 units per person | -61.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2005 units per person | -65.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 7.71 units per person | +70582.4% |
| 2010 | 6.81 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 6 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 5.81 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.57 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.05 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 2.47 units per person | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 2.01 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 1.53 units per person | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8783 units per person | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2453 units per person | -72.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1754 units per person | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 12.76 units per person | +7173.3% |
| 2022 | 5.97 units per person | -53.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5 units per person | -74.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5749 units per person | -61.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4898 units per person | -14.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.4898 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.63 units per person, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.4898 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.75 units per person, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +70582.4% | 0.0109 units per person | 7.71 units per person |
| 2021 | +7173.3% | 0.1754 units per person | 12.76 units per person |
| 1994 | +6841.9% | 0.0299 units per person | 2.07 units per person |
| 2004 | +874.9% | 0.1533 units per person | 1.49 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.87 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | 7.13 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 units per person | 0 units per person | 7.71 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 units per person | 0.2453 units per person | 6.81 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 units per person | 0.1754 units per person | 12.76 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 169 Central African Republic 0.5776 units per person compare
- 170 Cameroon 0.5318 units per person compare
- 171 Cape Verde 0.5237 units per person compare
- 173 Jordan 0.4838 units per person compare
- 174 Senegal 0.3965 units per person compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.3935 units 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.97 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Yemen?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Yemen was 0.4898 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2007.
- How does Yemen rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.