Yemen, Rep.: Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 64.5% on 2017 (from 3.33 trillion to 5.48 trillion).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2017), the average change was +23.5% and a typical year strayed about 33.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above 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 121.4% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 16% 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 upward, about 218.85 billion a year. A straight line explains 42% 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.

Closest to Yemen, Rep. in the 2018 ranking

• Curaçao — 2nd of 2: 5.02 billion

What this measures

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

All 29 values

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 858.87 billion (2024)
• Algeria — 8.36 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 12.42 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — 787.38 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 5.72 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 92,886.9 trillion (2025)
• Iraq — 135.87 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 536.17 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 18.87 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — 1,369.48 trillion (2024)

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 imports of goods and services (current LCU)?

5.48 trillion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 22,399% from 24.35 billion in 1990 (21.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.48 trillion in 2018 and the lowest 24.35 billion in 1990.

Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Yemen, Rep.?

In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 64.5% on 2017 (from 3.33 trillion to 5.48 trillion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2017), the average change was +23.5% and a typical year strayed about 33.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above 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 NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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