Yemen, Rep. — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Yemen, Rep., 1990–2013.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Yemen, Rep. was 3,164 in 2013, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 1990 to 2013. The highest recorded value was 3,603 in 2010. The lowest was 1,742 in 1990 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.63% per year.
Yemen, Rep. ranks 185 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 18,586, so Yemen, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2003–2013) the figure moved up 11%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 22 economies; Afghanistan (2,236) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 14% in 2011.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2010. Doubling roughly every 27 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 137th of 186 in 1990 → 139th of 194 in 2000 → 151st of 200 in 2010 → 164th of 199 in 2013.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2013
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,164.32 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3,004.92 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,113.38 | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 3,603.04 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 3,410.61 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,369.55 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,293.63 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3,205.31 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,113.45 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2,948.85 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2,844.13 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2,768.49 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,701.87 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,623.64 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 2,491.67 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,442.4 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,351.32 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2,267.7 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,201.15 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2,114.93 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 2,013.25 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,963.42 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 1,842.83 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1,742.49 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Yemen, Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
1,842.83 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Yemen, Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Yemen, Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2013 the series was growing overall: +81.6% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2013: 3,164.32; 2012: 3,004.92; 2011: 3,113.38; 2010: 3,603.04; 2009: 3,410.61. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.