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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Yemen

Imports (% of GDP) in Yemen in 2018 — 47.32%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 185. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 30.86 pp.

2018 47.32% +14.04 pp vs 2017
World rank 76of 185
Period maximum 47.43%1996
Period minimum 16.46%1990

Trend over time

1990–2018 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Yemen, 1990–2018020406019901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: 16.46%1991: 30.25%1992: 29.94%1993: 38.21%1994: 29.19%1995: 41.96%1996: 47.43%1997: 43.86%1998: 46.12%1999: 37.16%2000: 34.03%2001: 35%2002: 37.73%2003: 37.94%2004: 35.46%2005: 35.88%2006: 40.82%2007: 43.22%2008: 43.41%2009: 39.75%2010: 34.39%2011: 32.72%2012: 36.5%2013: 30.15%2014: 26.76%2015: 21.32%2016: 26.27%2017: 33.28%2018: 47.32%
Change over the period: +30.86 pp Annual average: 1.1 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Yemen 47.32%
World 28.2%
Middle East & North Africa 33.74%
Western Asia computed 35.41%
Low-income countries computed 31.22%
Imports (% of GDP) — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 47.32 +14.04 pp
2017 33.28 +7.01 pp
2016 26.27 +4.96 pp
2015 21.32 −5.44 pp
2014 26.76 −3.39 pp
2013 30.15 −6.35 pp
2012 36.5 +3.78 pp
2011 32.72 −1.67 pp
2010 34.39 −5.36 pp
2009 39.75 −3.66 pp
2008 43.41 +0.19 pp
2007 43.22 +2.4 pp
2006 40.82 +4.94 pp
2005 35.88 +0.41 pp
2004 35.46 −2.48 pp
2003 37.94 +0.21 pp
2002 37.73 +2.73 pp
2001 35 +0.97 pp
2000 34.03 −3.13 pp
1999 37.16 −8.95 pp
1998 46.12 +2.26 pp
1997 43.86 −3.57 pp
1996 47.43 +5.47 pp
1995 41.96 +12.77 pp
1994 29.19 −9.03 pp
1993 38.21 +8.28 pp
1992 29.94 −0.31 pp
1991 30.25 +13.79 pp
1990 16.46 —

Western Asia, 2018

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

CY Cyprus 73.11 BH Bahrain 68.36 AE United Arab Emirates 63.9 GE Georgia 60.15 PS Palestine 55.44 AM Armenia 53.08 LB Lebanon 47.5 YE Yemen 47.32 KW Kuwait 45.47 OM Oman 38.66 AZ Azerbaijan 37.58 QA Qatar 35.9 SY Syria 35.74 TR Türkiye 31.1 IL Israel 29.12 IQ Iraq 25 SA Saudi Arabia 23.58
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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

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