Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) was US$2.16 billion in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 75.31% from US$8.75 billion in 2008 (13.06% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.16 billion | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.82 billion | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.75 billion | 2008 |
| Highest | US$9.86 billion | 2004 |
| Lowest | US$543.28 million | 2016 |
| Average since 2009 | US$3.63 billion | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$2.53 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) rose 181.8% on 2017 (from US$766.34 million to US$2.16 billion).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2017), the average change was +2% and a typical year strayed about 30.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 181.8% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 82.3% 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 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$757.3 million a year. A straight line explains 73% 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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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Yemen, Rep. | US$2.16 billion | 2018 |
| World | US$23.95 trillion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$157.37 billion | 2025 |
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 29 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,159,700,546 |
| 2017 | 766,342,946 |
| 2016 | 543,279,660 |
| 2015 | 703,021,774 |
| 2014 | 3,976,395,057 |
| 2013 | 4,821,061,036 |
| 2012 | 4,938,816,174 |
| 2011 | 3,048,051,374 |
| 2010 | 7,403,163,875 |
| 2009 | 7,984,195,870 |
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$109.39 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$12.94 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — US$1.09 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$45.85 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$91.65 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$9.2 billion (2024)
- Israel — US$102.07 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$88.48 million (2024)
- Libya — US$7.95 billion (2025)
- Malta
More economic policy & debt data for Yemen, Rep.
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$4.15 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$2.16 billion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 14.65% from US$2.53 billion in 1990 (0.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.86 billion in 2004 and the lowest US$543.28 million in 2016.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Yemen, Rep.?
- In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) rose 181.8% on 2017 (from US$766.34 million to US$2.16 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2017), the average change was +2% and a typical year strayed about 30.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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