Share of imports that come from China in Yemen
Yemen: Share of imports that come from China was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of imports that come from China in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 9.7% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Yemen peaked at 12.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1994.
Yemen ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -35.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +61.9% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +49.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +77.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +14.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 9.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 9.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 84.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Yemen?
- Share of imports that come from china in Yemen was 9.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Yemen ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.