Yemen, Rep.: Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) fell 3.7 percentage points on 2017 (from 18.55% to 14.85%).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2017), the average change was +0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 20.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 41.8 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.34 percentage points in 2016. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% 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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What this measures

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 28 values

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — -8.31% (2024)
• Algeria — 0.78% (2025)
• Bahrain — 0.23% (2025)
• Djibouti — 4.58% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 24.96% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 28.78% (2025)
• Iraq — -7.03% (2025)
• Israel — 2.09% (2025)
• Jordan — 2.21% (2025)
• Kuwait — -4.97% (2025)

More financial sector data for Yemen, Rep.

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2,091 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1,355 (2023)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 5,088 (2018)
• GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 5,088 (2018)
• Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — 14.85% (2018)
• Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) — 5.81 (2015)
• Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) — 1.48 (2015)
• Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) — 103.06 (2015)

Every indicator for Yemen, Rep. is on the Yemen, Rep. data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Yemen, Rep.'s inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth)?

14.85% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 2.86 percentage points from 11.99% in 1991. The highest value was 46.48% in 2015 and the lowest -8.71% in 2009.

Is the latest change in inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) unusual for Yemen, Rep.?

In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) fell 3.7 percentage points on 2017 (from 18.55% to 14.85%). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2017), the average change was +0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 20.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG, 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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