Yemen, Rep. — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Yemen, Rep., 1990–2018.
GDP per capita for Yemen, Rep. was 634 in 2018, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1990 to 2018. The highest recorded value was 1,735 in 1994. The lowest was 343 in 1998 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.28% per year.
Yemen, Rep. ranks 207 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5,348, so Yemen, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2008–2018) the figure moved down 41%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 22 of 23 economies; Afghanistan (417) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 56% in 1995. That is 43% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 126th of 192 in 1990 → 165th of 204 in 2000 → 175th of 212 in 2010 → 202nd of 211 in 2018.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2018
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 633.89 | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 811.17 | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 975.36 | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 1,362.17 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,430.16 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,378.75 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 1,245.05 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1,186.48 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,155.2 | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 969.24 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 1,071.64 | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 890.31 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 809.71 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 734.16 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 627.63 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 548.91 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 513.24 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 487.14 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 493.24 | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 401.45 | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 342.74 | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 382.58 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 375.21 | -50.9% |
| 1995 | 764.41 | -55.9% |
| 1994 | 1,735.04 | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 1,396.62 | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 1,198.13 | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 1,016.3 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 910.42 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Yemen, Rep.’s GDP per capita in 1991?
1,016.3 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Yemen, Rep.’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — 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 growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2018 the series was shrinking overall: -30.4% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.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: 2018: 633.89; 2017: 811.17; 2016: 975.36; 2015: 1,362.17; 2014: 1,430.16. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). 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.