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Services share of GDP — Yemen

Services share of GDP in Yemen in 2018 — 41.8%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 202. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.8 pp.

2018 41.8% −1.3 pp vs 2017
World rank 181of 202
Period maximum 45%2016
Period minimum 30%1990

Trend over time

1990–2018 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Yemen, 1990–2018303540455019901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: 30%1991: 35.2%1992: 37.2%1993: 41.5%1994: 40.6%1995: 39.8%1996: 34.2%1997: 33.5%1998: 40.1%1999: 35.5%2000: 32.7%2001: 36.2%2002: 36.5%2003: 36.3%2004: 35.8%2005: 33.4%2006: 33.3%2007: 33.3%2008: 33.2%2009: 33.2%2010: 33.2%2011: 33.1%2012: 39.3%2013: 39.3%2014: 38.4%2015: 41.9%2016: 45%2017: 43.1%2018: 41.8%
Change over the period: +11.8 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Yemen 41.8%
World 64.3%
Middle East & North Africa 52%
Western Asia computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 44%
Services share of GDP — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 41.8 −1.3 pp
2017 43.1 −1.9 pp
2016 45 +3.1 pp
2015 41.9 +3.5 pp
2014 38.4 −0.9 pp
2013 39.3 +0.1 pp
2012 39.3 +6.1 pp
2011 33.1 −0 pp
2010 33.2 −0 pp
2009 33.2 −0 pp
2008 33.2 −0 pp
2007 33.3 −0.1 pp
2006 33.3 −0 pp
2005 33.4 −2.4 pp
2004 35.8 −0.6 pp
2003 36.3 −0.2 pp
2002 36.5 +0.4 pp
2001 36.2 +3.4 pp
2000 32.7 −2.7 pp
1999 35.5 −4.7 pp
1998 40.1 +6.7 pp
1997 33.5 −0.7 pp
1996 34.2 −5.7 pp
1995 39.8 −0.8 pp
1994 40.6 −0.8 pp
1993 41.5 +4.3 pp
1992 37.2 +2 pp
1991 35.2 +5.1 pp
1990 30 —

Western Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LB Lebanon 77 CY Cyprus 73.5 IL Israel 70.1 PS Palestine 60 GE Georgia 58.3 BH Bahrain 57.2 JO Jordan 56.8 TR Türkiye 54.6 AE United Arab Emirates 53.6 AM Armenia 52.6 KW Kuwait 51.8 OM Oman 47.5 SA Saudi Arabia 46 IQ Iraq 44.2 QA Qatar 43.1 SY Syria 42.5 YE Yemen 41.8 AZ Azerbaijan 35.3
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About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

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

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