Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $42.44B2016: $31.32B2017: $26.84B2018: $21.61B
GDP per capitaUnavailable
Real growthUnavailable
GDP year2018
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Economy Snapshot
Yemen Economy and Trade
Sana'aLocal time
GDP $21.61B · real growth Unavailable · latest verified annual data
Comparable World Bank GDP and growth observations are not available for Yemen in this profile, so the page does not invent headline macroeconomic values. Where a sourced measure is unavailable, the table marks the gap explicitly and keeps any verified trade context separate.
Comparable headline indicators are not displayed
This page does not fill missing national macroeconomic measures with incompatible estimates.
Yemen at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Understand the numbers
What Yemen's economic profile is telling you
Yemen is intentionally sparse because the World Bank World Development Indicators series has major gaps after 2018 for core annual GDP measures. The page retains the last verified nominal GDP observation rather than presenting projections or incompatible estimates as actual annual data.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Yemen | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $21.61B | 2018 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | Unavailable | 2018 | Unavailable |
| Real GDP growthannual % | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| InflationCPI annual % | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yemen's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $21.61B for 2018.
What does merchandise trade show for Yemen?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles