Yemen, Rep.: Exports of goods and services (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Yemen, Rep.'s exports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) fell 49.7% on 2015 (from US$1.87 billion to US$938.47 million).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was −3.1% and a typical year strayed about 32.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 31% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 80.2% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$656.16 million a year. A straight line explains 34% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Yemen, Rep. in the 2016 ranking

• New Caledonia — 1st of 3: US$1.88 billion
• French Polynesia — 2nd of 3: US$1.2 billion

What this measures

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 12 values

Exports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$1.48 billion (2020)
• Algeria — US$48.72 billion (2025)
• Bahrain — US$43.4 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — US$5.25 billion (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$76.46 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$102.92 billion (2025)
• Israel — US$173.99 billion (2025)
• Jordan — US$22.73 billion (2024)
• Kuwait — US$83.38 billion (2025)
• Lebanon

More economic policy & debt data for Yemen, Rep.

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$4.05 billion (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$198.89 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom (current US$) — US$122.16 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.82 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$4.15 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$4.15 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$4.15 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Yemen, Rep.'s exports of goods and services (current US$, BoP)?

US$938.47 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 86.17% from US$6.79 billion in 2005 (16.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$10.38 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$938.47 million in 2016.

Is the latest change in exports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) unusual for Yemen, Rep.?

In 2016, Yemen, Rep.'s exports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) fell 49.7% on 2015 (from US$1.87 billion to US$938.47 million). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was −3.1% and a typical year strayed about 32.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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