GDP per capita in US dollars in Yemen

GDP per person in Yemen was US$634 in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest since 2004.

Measure: GDP per capita in US dollars Unit: Current US dollars per person Data: 1990 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Yemen is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Yemen, 2018 US$634 Current US dollars per person
Change from 2017 −21.9% 2017: US$811 per person
World, 2018 US$11,345 per person Official aggregate

GDP per capita in US dollars in Yemen over time

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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

GDP per capita in US dollars (current US dollars per person), 2001 to 2025
Period YemenWorld
2025 – US$14,406 per person
2024 – US$13,717 per person
2023 – US$13,314 per person
2022 – US$12,876 per person
2021 – US$12,473 per person
2020 – US$10,999 per person
2019 – US$11,418 per person
2018 US$634 per person US$11,345 per person
2017 US$811 per person US$10,784 per person
2016 US$975 per person US$10,239 per person
2015 US$1,362 per person US$10,192 per person
2014 US$1,430 per person US$10,912 per person
2013 US$1,379 per person US$10,759 per person
2012 US$1,245 per person US$10,598 per person
2011 US$1,186 per person US$10,497 per person
2010 US$1,155 per person US$9,555 per person
2009 US$969 per person US$8,827 per person
2008 US$1,072 per person US$9,426 per person
2007 US$890 per person US$8,685 per person
2006 US$810 per person US$7,803 per person
2005 US$734 per person US$7,291 per person
2004 US$628 per person US$6,818 per person
2003 US$549 per person US$6,130 per person
2002 US$513 per person US$5,539 per person
2001 US$487 per person US$5,404 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −21.9% from US$811 per person in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was US$1,072 per person, the figure has changed by −40.8%.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was US$11,345 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2018 for Yemen
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices