Real GDP growth in Yemen

Real GDP in Yemen changed by 0.8% in 2018.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1991 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Yemen is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Yemen, 2018 0.8% Annual % change
Change from 2017 +5.8percentage points 2017: -5.1%
World, 2018 3.3% Official aggregate

Real GDP growth in Yemen over time

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

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period YemenWorld
2025 – 2.9%
2024 – 2.9%
2023 – 2.9%
2022 – 3.4%
2021 – 6.5%
2020 – -2.9%
2019 – 2.7%
2018 0.8% 3.3%
2017 -5.1% 3.4%
2016 -9.4% 2.8%
2015 -28.0% 3.1%
2014 -0.2% 3.2%
2013 4.8% 2.9%
2012 2.4% 2.7%
2011 -12.7% 3.3%
2010 7.7% 4.5%
2009 3.9% -1.3%
2008 3.6% 2.1%
2007 3.3% 4.4%
2006 3.2% 4.5%
2005 5.6% 4.1%
2004 4.0% 4.5%
2003 3.7% 3.1%
2002 3.9% 2.3%
2001 3.8% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.8 percentage points from -5.1% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 3.6%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 3.3%.

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.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 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