Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — all countries

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Yemen

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Yemen in 2018 — 6.2%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 176. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.3 pp.

2018 6.2% +4.1 pp vs 2017
World rank 174of 176
Period maximum 24.6%1997
Period minimum 1.4%2016

Trend over time

1990–2018 · % of GDP

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Yemen, 1990–2018010203019901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: 12.4%1991: 13.8%1992: 19.9%1993: 18.5%1994: 19.1%1995: 21.7%1996: 23%1997: 24.6%1998: 23.7%1999: 18.7%2000: 18.9%2001: 19.6%2002: 18.5%2003: 20.7%2004: 20.3%2005: 18.5%2006: 16.4%2007: 17.2%2008: 15.4%2009: 13.5%2010: 11.7%2011: 5.5%2012: 8.7%2013: 8.1%2014: 6.7%2015: 1.7%2016: 1.4%2017: 2.1%2018: 6.2%
Change over the period: −6.3 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 6.2%
World 26.7%
Western Asia computed 25.7%
Low-income countries computed 24.5%
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 6.2 +4.1 pp
2017 2.1 +0.6 pp
2016 1.4 −0.2 pp
2015 1.7 −5 pp
2014 6.7 −1.4 pp
2013 8.1 −0.6 pp
2012 8.7 +3.2 pp
2011 5.5 −6.2 pp
2010 11.7 −1.9 pp
2009 13.5 −1.9 pp
2008 15.4 −1.8 pp
2007 17.2 +0.8 pp
2006 16.4 −2.1 pp
2005 18.5 −1.8 pp
2004 20.3 −0.4 pp
2003 20.7 +2.2 pp
2002 18.5 −1.1 pp
2001 19.6 +0.6 pp
2000 18.9 +0.2 pp
1999 18.7 −4.9 pp
1998 23.7 −1 pp
1997 24.6 +1.6 pp
1996 23 +1.3 pp
1995 21.7 +2.6 pp
1994 19.1 +0.7 pp
1993 18.5 −1.5 pp
1992 19.9 +6.1 pp
1991 13.8 +1.4 pp
1990 12.4

About the indicator

Gross capital formation as a percent of GDP: outlays on fixed assets (buildings, structures, machinery, transport equipment, infrastructure), changes in inventories of material working assets and net acquisition of valuables. A steadily high rate of capital formation is a necessary condition for fast growth: during the economic surges of East Asia the indicator exceeded 35–40% of GDP.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.