Labor force | 6.883 million (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | -1.12% (2018 est.) |
Industries | crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles, leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; aluminum products; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production |
Population below poverty line | 48.6% (2014 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 9% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2022 | 1,114.293 (2022 est.) |
Exchange rates 2021 | 1,035.467 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 743.006 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 486.731 (2019 est.) |
Exchange rates 2018 | 214.89 (2018 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $5.687 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $1.251 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $1.688 billion (2021 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 | $969.613 million (2020 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2016 | -$2.419 billion (2016 est.) |
Current account balance 2015 | -$3.026 billion (2015 est.) |
Current account balance 2014 | -$1.488 billion (2014 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2017 | 74.5% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $2.207 billion (2019 est.) |
Expenditures | $3.585 billion (2019 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2023 | 20.52% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Remittances 2022 | 16.01% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Remittances 2021 | 19.58% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Household income | |
Lowest 10% | 3% (2014 est.) |
Highest 10% | 29.4% (2014 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2017 | $4.079 billion (2017 est.) |
Imports 2016 | $8.256 billion (2016 est.) |
Imports 2015 | $7.697 billion (2015 est.) |
Imports (partners) | China 26%, UAE 14%, Turkey 10%, India 10%, Oman 4% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | wheat, raw iron bars, rice, garments, milk (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2017 | $4.079 billion (2017 est.) |
Imports 2016 | $8.256 billion (2016 est.) |
Imports 2015 | $7.697 billion (2015 est.) |
Exports (partners) | China 32%, Thailand 20%, India 12%, UAE 7%, Oman 5% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | crude petroleum, scrap iron, gold, fish, shellfish (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017 | $73.63 billion (2017 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016 | $78.28 billion (2016 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015 | $90.63 billion (2015 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $21.606 billion (2018 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2017 | $2,500 (2017 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2016 | $2,700 (2016 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2015 | $3,200 (2015 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 28.7% (2018 est.) |
Industry | 25.4% (2018 est.) |
Services | 41.8% (2018 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 126.4% (2018 est.) |
Government consumption | 9.1% (2018 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 5.8% (2018 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 8.8% (2018 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -50.1% (2018 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 17.22% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 17.52% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 18.25% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 32.7% (2023 est.) |
Male | 32.1% (2023 est.) |
Female | 38.4% (2023 est.) |
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