ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Yemen, Rep.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Low income. Capital: Sana'a. Population 41,773,878 (2025).

Key trends

GDP growth (%)
−27.3 −10.1 7.0 1995 2018 0.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
6.0 30.2 54.3 1995 2014 8.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
60.7 65.0 69.3 1995 2024 69.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP growth% 0.8% 2018 * −4.1 pp −2.9 pp –
GDP per person growth% −2.2% 2018 * −3.9 pp −2.6 pp –
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 740 2018 * −490 −140 –
Trade% of GDP 56.1% 2018 * +3.6 pp −25.2 pp –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.0% 2018 * +0.3 pp −5.8 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 8.1% 2014 * +2.7 pp −4.4 pp –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 17.3% 2025 −0.6 pp −0.6 pp 12 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 41,773,878 2025 +5,639,015 +10,614,499 37 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.9% 2025 0.0 pp −0.1 pp 15 of 217
Urban population% of total 37.0% 2025 +1.3 pp +4.6 pp 179 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 69.4 2024 +2.9 +1.4 156 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 33.8 2024 −5.2 −8.0 38 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 9.7% 2023 +0.6 pp +4.7 pp 32 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.2% 2008 * −4.1 pp −4.5 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 17.5% 2019 * −5.1 pp +7.5 pp –
Access to electricity% of population 86.3% 2024 +13.5 pp +20.2 pp 167 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 36.7 2014 * – +2.0 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 33.3% 2014 * – +10.8 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 3.7% 2021 +1.1 pp +2.8 pp 170 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP growth −3.3% +0.4 – – 10.9 – – –
GDP per person growth −6.2% +0.4 – – 10.5 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,025 −2.2 – – 131 −1.7% 3% 3%
Trade 54.3% +0.1 – – 16.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.2% −0.1 – – 2.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 11.9% −0.9 – – 4.4 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 17.7% −0.6 4.4% 9.0% 0.6 – – –
Population 35,702,783 +1.9 24,074,580 11,520,684 3,151,178 +3.0% 1,426% 1,186%
Population growth 2.9% −0.6 2.6% 1.6% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 34.9% +1.3 34.5% 79.5% 1.6 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 67.1 +2.2 63.8 76.7 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 38.8 −2.1 43.0 12.0 2.4 – – –
Health spending 8.3% +0.7 4.9% 5.6% 2.1 – – –
Internet users 18.2% −0.1 – – 5.5 – – –
Access to electricity 72.5% +2.1 43.7% 100.0% 6.5 – – –
Renewable energy 2.1% +1.5 76.9% 3.7% 1.1 – – –

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