Yemen, Rep.'s imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) was US$8.64 billion in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 7.44% from US$9.33 billion in 2006 (0.77% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$8.64 billion | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | US$13.1 billion | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | US$9.33 billion | 2006 |
| Highest | US$17 billion | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$7.74 billion | 2005 |
| Average since 2007 | US$12.57 billion | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | US$7.74 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Yemen, Rep.'s imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 4.5% on 2015 (from US$8.27 billion to US$8.64 billion).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was +3.8% and a typical year strayed about 23.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.5% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.4% 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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$8.64 billion | 2016 |
| World | US$42.18 trillion | 2025 |
| Low income | US$216.43 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Yemen, Rep. in the 2016 ranking
- New Caledonia — 2nd of 3: US$3.54 billion
- French Polynesia — 3rd of 3: US$1.95 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 12 values
| Year | Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,636,976,282 |
| 2015 | 8,265,381,215 |
| 2014 | 17,004,717,589 |
| 2013 | 14,747,290,154 |
| 2012 | 15,206,520,624 |
| 2011 | 13,098,512,483 |
| 2010 | 12,502,502,569 |
| 2009 | 11,275,525,925 |
| 2008 | 13,918,080,000 |
| 2007 | 11,092,530,000 |
Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$7.03 billion (2020)
- Algeria — US$79.25 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$44.05 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$4.92 billion (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$134.53 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$101.85 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$191.76 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$33.78 billion (2024)
- Kuwait
More economic policy & debt data for Yemen, Rep.
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)?
- US$8.64 billion in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 11.52% from US$7.74 billion in 2005 (1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$7.74 billion in 2005.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Yemen, Rep.?
- In 2016, Yemen, Rep.'s imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 4.5% on 2015 (from US$8.27 billion to US$8.64 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was +3.8% and a typical year strayed about 23.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.TOTL.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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