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Yemen, Rep.

Capital: Sana'aRegion: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome: Low income
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Yemen, Rep.'s GDP is $17.24B (2026), with a population of 40.6M, and GDP per capita of $401. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 0.0%, inflation at 18.5%, government debt at 68.5% of GDP, life expectancy of 69.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators. Explore Yemen, Rep.'s full economic profile with 440+ indicators, interactive charts, and historical data below.

GDP
$17.24B
2026
Population
40.6M
2024
GDP per Capita
$401
2026
Life Expectancy
69.3 years
2023
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$17.24B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)0.0%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$4012026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$71.17B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$1,6572026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.03%2026
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)2.1%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$6022018
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2018
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2018
Oil Rents (% of GDP)4.82%2018
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)4.9%2018
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.06%2018

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)18.5%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)68.5%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-4.5%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-9.5%2026
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$1.25B2022
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1,355.122023

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Merchandise Exports (USD)$229.0M2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$4.35B2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$3.43B2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt Stocks (USD)$7.09B2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$5.52B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$911.6M2024
Net ODA Received (USD)$4.15B2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)11.9%2022
Account Ownership, Female (%)5.4%2022
Account Ownership, Male (%)18.3%2022

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population40.6M2024
Population Growth (%)3.0%2024
Population Density (per km²)752023
Surface Area (sq km)527,9702023
Land Area (sq km)527,9702023
Urban Population (%)36.8%2024
Urban Population (total)14.9M2024
Rural Population (%)63.2%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth69.3 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male67.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female71.4 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)4.62023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)35.22023
Death Rate (per 1,000)4.82023
Net Migration-16,2912025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)41.1%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)56.3%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)2.5%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)77.5%2024
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)4.5%2024
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)73.0%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)192.62023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)132.12023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force8.2M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)33.1%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)4.7%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)61.2%2025
Unemployment (%)17.3%2025
Female Unemployment (%)30.3%2025
Male Unemployment (%)16.3%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)32.6%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)31.6%2025
Employment in Industry (%)11.1%2025
Employment in Services (%)57.3%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)45.6%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)47.4%2025
Employers (% of total employment)7.1%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)7.0%2025
Employment to Population Ratio (%)27.4%2025
Self-Employed (% of total)52.6%2025
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)44.8%2014

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Female Literacy Rate (%)54.1%2023
Primary School Enrollment (%)77.0%2016
Secondary School Enrollment (%)43.7%2016
Primary Completion Rate (%)60.1%2016
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)45.0%2016
Primary School Teachers144,8242016
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary272016
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)69.52012

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)9.7%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$482023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.8%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)69.1%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.12023
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)0.52023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)0.52023
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)39.32023
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)21.42023
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1182023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)35.52023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)42.82023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)30.1%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)50.4%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)19.5%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)41.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)42.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)402024
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)48.5%2022
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)1.5%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)34.5%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)8.2%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)4.22021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)02020
Maternal Deaths1,6422023
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)402024
People Living with HIV16,0002024
Malaria Deaths (estimated)3,4062024
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)52.22024
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)42%2024
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)41%2024
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)42%2024
Physicians (total)22022
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel52023
Dentists (total)15,7562023
Pharmacists (total)5,5542023
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)16.8%2022
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)40.7%2022
Universal Health Coverage Index432023
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)9,8212021
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$482023

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)0.32024
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)112024
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)692022
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)542022
Renewable Electricity Output (%)21.1%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)3.7%2021
Access to Electricity (%)83.6%2023
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)47.3%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)34.82020
Forest Area (%)1.0%2023
Forest Area (sq km)5,4902023
Arable Land (%)2.2%2023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.7%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.4%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)75.0%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)63.1%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)44.4%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)8012023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)118.32022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)118.62022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)119.72022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)543,0002023
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)151,0162023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)8.92023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)169.8%2022
Cereal Production (metric tons)435,0002023

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)512023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)1.32022
Secure Internet Servers (per million)152024
Patent Applications, Residents202021
Patent Applications, Non-Residents222021
Scientific Journal Articles4152022
Industrial Design Applications, Resident772021

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried618,6132023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)49.72023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)418,7112021
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.202022
Electricity from Oil (%)77.8%2022
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)0.0%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)34.8%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)98.9%2016
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)75.32023
Gender Parity Index, Primary103.222016
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.732016
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.872016

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-1.652023
Government Effectiveness-2.282023
Political Stability-2.562023
Regulatory Quality-1.842023
Rule of Law-1.842023
Voice & Accountability-1.552023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)1.9%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)0.5%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)1.9%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)0.9%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Armed Forces Personnel40,0002020
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.6%2020

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.372020
Human Capital Index, Female0.372020
Human Capital Index, Male0.382020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School4.2 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
Tourism Receipts (USD)$116.0M2016
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$56.0M2016
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)12.4%2016
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$16.0M2016

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Urban Population Growth (%)3.6%2024
Population in Largest City3.5M2025
Population in Largest City (% of urban)22.8%2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)8.4%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)44.2%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)2.6%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)43.1%2024

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