Industry share of GDP in Yemen

Industry, including construction, produced 25.4% of GDP in Yemen in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Yemen is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Yemen, 2018 25.4% % of GDP
Change from 2017 −0.5percentage points 2017: 25.9%
World, 2018 27.2% Official aggregate

Industry 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.

Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period YemenWorld
2025 – 25.0%
2024 – 25.4%
2023 – 26.2%
2022 – 27.2%
2021 – 27.0%
2020 – 25.9%
2019 – 26.6%
2018 25.4% 27.2%
2017 25.9% 26.7%
2016 25.9% 26.2%
2015 33.9% 26.8%
2014 39.9% 27.7%
2013 39.0% 27.9%
2012 39.7% 28.2%
2011 53.1% 28.2%
2010 53.0% 27.6%
2009 52.8% 26.6%
2008 52.6% 28.2%
2007 52.3% 27.8%
2006 52.0% 27.7%
2005 51.5% 27.2%
2004 47.8% 26.8%
2003 45.9% 26.4%
2002 45.2% 26.4%
2001 44.9% 26.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 25.9% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 52.6%, the figure has changed by −27.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 27.2%.

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
NV.IND.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