Investment share of GDP in Yemen

Investment in Yemen was equal to 6.2% of GDP in 2018.

The latest value for Yemen is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Yemen, 2018 6.2% % of GDP
Change from 2017 +4.1percentage points 2017: 2.1%
World, 2018 26.7% Official aggregate

Investment share of GDP in Yemen over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 – 26.3%
2023 – 26.7%
2022 – 27.5%
2021 – 27.2%
2020 – 26.5%
2019 – 26.6%
2018 6.2% 26.7%
2017 2.1% 26.1%
2016 1.4% 25.7%
2015 1.7% 25.9%
2014 6.7% 25.9%
2013 8.1% 25.6%
2012 8.7% 25.5%
2011 5.5% 25.3%
2010 11.7% 24.6%
2009 13.5% 23.4%
2008 15.4% 25.5%
2007 17.2% 25.5%
2006 16.4% 25.0%
2005 18.5% 24.5%
2004 20.3% 24.1%
2003 20.7% 23.4%
2002 18.5% 23.3%
2001 19.6% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.1 percentage points from 2.1% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 15.4%, the figure has changed by −9.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 26.7%.

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
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · 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