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Yemen · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Yemen

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Sana'a Low income Nation age 36 years (since 1990) i YEM · YE
NationsTree Index 2025 i27.6165th of 196 Tree height 2023 i2.5 msee ranking Military strength i53percentile
Population i41.8 m37th of 217 Area i527,968 km²51st of 216 GDP i$21.61 bn · 2018 GDP (PPP) i$92.76 bn intl. · 2013 GDP per person (PPP) i$3,164 intl. · 2013 Life expectancy i69.4 years156th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i8
Strength · trunk i52
Quality of life · crown i28
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i4
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i74
CSV

In short

Yemen is 165th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 27.6 out of 100; its tree is 2.5 m tall.

It has 41.8 million people and an economy of $92.76 bn at purchasing power parity, — in the world.

Its strongest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (26th of 203), Safely managed sanitation (94th of 144) and Government budget balance (129th of 192).

Its weakest positions: Political stability (207th of 207), Control of corruption (205th of 207) and Rule of law (204th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 192nd to 165th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 527,968 51st/216
Land area ikm² 527,968 49th/216
Population ipeople 41.8 m 37th/217
Population growth i% 2.89% 15th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 76.9 130th/216
Urban population i% 37.0% 179th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 41.0% 17th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.5% 209th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $21.61 bn2018
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $92.76 bn2013
GDP per person iUSD $6342018
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $3,1642013
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7402018
GDP growth i% 0.8%2018
Inflation i% 8.1%2014
Unemployment i% 17.3% 176th/187
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.9% 129th/192

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 28.7%2018
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.4%2018
Services i% of GDP 41.8%2018

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.89 bn2018
Imports of goods & services iUSD $10.22 bn2018
Exports i% of GDP 8.8%2018
Imports i% of GDP 47.3%2018
Trade openness i% of GDP 56.1%2018
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 150th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 5.9% 146th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 63.4% 19th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.1% 132nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 4.8%2015
Current account balance i% of GDP -6.8% 159th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0%2018

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 4.9% 74th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 4.82% 27th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00%2016
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.06% 126th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.2% 167th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 55 178th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 398,0002015
Tourism receipts iUSD $116.0 m 138th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 12.4% 48th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 69.4 156th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 38.1 153rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.10 163rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.5 137th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 42% 190th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 33.5% 129th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 43.7%2016
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 42.9%2014
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.5% 207th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.7% 32nd/193
Adult literacy i% 37.1%1994
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 8.8%2011
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.470 184th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 36.72014
Extreme poverty i% of population 33.3%2014

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 86.3% 167th/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 43.1% 94th/144
Internet users i% of population 17.5%2019
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 51 199th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.3 165th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.90 154th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 618,613 113th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.26 26th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 3.7% 170th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 46.8 186th/200
Forest area i% of land area 1.0% 197th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 149 148th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 14.0 200th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 14.2 205th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 26.6 204th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 21.7 207th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 30.2 193rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 25.7 194th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 5.82013

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.71 bn2014
Military expenditure i% of GDP 4.0%2014
Military expenditure i% of government spending 14.3%2014
Armed forces personnel ipeople 40,000 81st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.58% 102nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 150th/163

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 11 101st/137
Scientific articles iarticles 404 108th/197

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Yemen — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/yemen. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Yemen — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/yemen. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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