Savings share of GDP in Yemen

Gross savings in Yemen were equal to -4.5% of GDP in 2016.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2005 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Yemen is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Yemen, 2016 -4.5% % of GDP
Change from 2015 +0.6percentage points 2015: -5.1%
World, 2016 25.8% Official aggregate

Savings 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.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 – 26.0%
2023 – 26.2%
2022 – 27.2%
2021 – 27.1%
2020 – 25.7%
2019 – 26.5%
2018 – 26.6%
2017 – 26.4%
2016 -4.5% 25.8%
2015 -5.1% 26.3%
2014 9.8% 26.7%
2013 4.8% 26.4%
2012 8.1% 26.7%
2011 2.5% 26.8%
2010 8.3% 26.5%
2009 3.5% 25.3%
2008 10.8% 27.4%
2007 10.2% 28.2%
2006 17.5% 28.2%
2005 22.4% 27.1%
2004 – 26.6%
2003 – 25.4%
2002 – 25.0%
2001 – 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from -5.1% in 2015.
  • Since 2006, when it was 17.5%, the figure has changed by −22.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 25.8%.

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.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2005 to 2016 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