Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Yemen
Yemen: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 3.33 million USD in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Yemen, 1993–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3.33 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Yemen peaked at 229.86 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, -8.56 million USD, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 136th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Yemen, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2023 million USD | — |
| 1994 | 2.44 million USD | +1106.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4007 million USD | -83.6% |
| 1996 | 8.2 million USD | +1945.3% |
| 1997 | 5.09 million USD | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 4 million USD | -21.3% |
| 1999 | -4 million USD | -199.8% |
| 2000 | -8.56 million USD | +114.2% |
| 2001 | 14.61 million USD | -270.6% |
| 2002 | 28.09 million USD | +92.2% |
| 2003 | 48.9 million USD | +74.1% |
| 2004 | 21.55 million USD | -55.9% |
| 2005 | 23.64 million USD | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 9.25 million USD | -60.9% |
| 2007 | 39.49 million USD | +326.9% |
| 2008 | 229.86 million USD | +482.1% |
| 2009 | 71.88 million USD | -68.7% |
| 2010 | 71.26 million USD | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 57.85 million USD | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 8.52 million USD | -85.3% |
| 2013 | 5.39 million USD | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 11.59 million USD | +115.0% |
| 2015 | 4.43 million USD | -61.8% |
| 2016 | 0.787 million USD | -82.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6 million USD | +611.7% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million USD | -35.6% |
| 2019 | 3.33 million USD | -7.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3.33 million USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.33 million USD, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3.33 million USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1945.3% | 0.4007 million USD | 8.2 million USD |
| 1994 | +1106.4% | 0.2023 million USD | 2.44 million USD |
| 2017 | +611.7% | 0.787 million USD | 5.6 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 million USD | -4 million USD | 8.2 million USD | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.87 million USD | -8.56 million USD | 229.86 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.24 million USD | 0.787 million USD | 71.26 million USD | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 133 Burkina Faso 5.17 million USD compare
- 134 Anguilla 4.63 million USD compare
- 135 Vanuatu 4.4 million USD compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 2.83 million USD compare
- 138 United Republic of Tanzania 2.26 million USD compare
- 139 Belize 2.26 million USD compare
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 total fdi outflows — value us$ in Yemen?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Yemen was 3.33 million USD in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 229.86 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.56 million USD in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Yemen ranks 136th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.