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Yemen

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▼ 2.0%
Current prices2025
8USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 4.9%
Current prices2025
420USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.9 pp
Annual change2025
-0.5%
Inflation▼ 5.2 pp
Average consumer prices2025
21.4%
Current account▲ 3.9 pp
Balance2025
-6.7% of GDP
Population▲ 3.0%
Total2025
18.81million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-32.00.08.52015: -32.0%2016: -4.4%2017: 4.0%2018: 8.5%2019: 4.7%2020: 0.3%2021: 6.0%2022: -0.5%2023: -9.3%2024: -1.5%2025: -0.5%2026: 0.5% (IMF projection)2027: 1.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection2015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.059.82015: 22.0%2016: 21.3%2017: 30.4%2018: 33.6%2019: 22.6%2020: 30.5%2021: 59.8%2022: 36.4%2023: 17.6%2024: 26.6%2025: 21.4%2026: 26.5% (IMF projection)2027: 18.7% (IMF projection)2028: 16.8% (IMF projection)2029: 14.0% (IMF projection)2030: 12.7% (IMF projection)2031: 10.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection2015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.0-0.5-9.3-1.5-0.50.51.52.52.52.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %59.836.417.626.621.426.518.716.814.012.7
GDP, current prices USD bn101198877777
GDP per capita, current prices USD610647528441420384357341329320
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD1,7281,7901,6341,6011,5901,5961,6071,6251,6471,670
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.7-4.1-9.70.1-3.5-1.2-0.90.20.10.1
Current account balance % of GDP-56.1-40.6-18.3-10.7-6.7-8.1-8.0-8.0-7.9-7.9
Population million16.7117.2017.7318.2618.8119.3719.9620.5521.1721.81

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt

No data

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-56.10.02014: -2.1%2015: -20.2%2016: -25.7%2017: -23.1%2018: -33.1%2019: -32.3%2020: -40.3%2021: -56.1%2022: -40.6%2023: -18.3%2024: -10.7%2025: -6.7%2026: -8.1% (IMF projection)2027: -8.0% (IMF projection)2028: -8.0% (IMF projection)2029: -7.9% (IMF projection)2030: -7.9% (IMF projection)2031: -7.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199522.633.6–39.8
200511.151.5–33.4
201520.233.9–41.9
201828.725.4–41.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method740USD2018-15.9%
GNI, Atlas method25USD bn2018+14.1%
Exports of goods and services8.8% of GDP2018-29.1 pp
Imports of goods and services47.3% of GDP2018+3.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth69.4years2024+2.1%
Urban population37.0% of total2025+4.6 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)