Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Yemen

Merchandise imports in Yemen in 2025 — 4,649,000,000 US$. Ranked 143 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28,956.3%.

2025 4.65B US$ +4.94% vs 2024
World rank 143of 205
Period maximum 13.27B US$2013
Period minimum 16M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Yemen, 1960–202505B10B15B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 16,000,000 US$1962: 16,000,000 US$1964: 21,000,000 US$1966: 27,000,000 US$1968: 20,000,000 US$1970: 33,000,000 US$1972: 80,000,000 US$1974: 190,000,000 US$1976: 413,000,000 US$1978: 1,284,000,000 US$1980: 1,853,000,000 US$1982: 1,521,000,000 US$1984: 1,556,000,000 US$1986: 1,159,000,000 US$1988: 1,384,000,000 US$1990: 1,571,000,000 US$1992: 2,587,000,000 US$1994: 2,087,000,000 US$1996: 2,038,000,000 US$1998: 2,167,000,000 US$2000: 2,324,000,000 US$2002: 2,921,000,000 US$2004: 3,986,000,000 US$2006: 6,074,000,000 US$2008: 10,546,000,000 US$2010: 9,255,000,000 US$2012: 11,260,000,000 US$2014: 12,042,000,000 US$2016: 3,059,000,000 US$2018: 3,032,000,000 US$2020: 4,637,000,000 US$2022: 5,413,000,000 US$2024: 4,430,000,000 US$2025: 4,649,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.63B (+28,956.25%) Average annual rate: 9.12 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 4.65B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Asia computed 1.69T US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Merchandise imports — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4.65B +219M +4.94%
2024 4.43B −173M −3.76%
2023 4.6B −810M −14.96%
2022 5.41B +199M +3.82%
2021 5.21B +577M +12.44%
2020 4.64B +10M +0.22%
2019 4.63B +1.6B +52.61%
2018 3.03B +173M +6.05%
2017 2.86B −200M −6.54%
2016 3.06B −3.51B −53.46%
2015 6.57B −5.47B −45.42%
2014 12.04B −1.23B −9.27%
2013 13.27B +2.01B +17.88%
2012 11.26B +1.23B +12.22%
2011 10.03B +779M +8.42%
2010 9.26B +70M +0.76%
2009 9.19B −1.36B −12.91%
2008 10.55B +2.04B +23.91%
2007 8.51B +2.44B +40.12%
2006 6.07B +696M +12.94%
2005 5.38B +1.39B +34.92%
2004 3.99B +311M +8.46%
2003 3.68B +754M +25.81%
2002 2.92B +455M +18.45%
2001 2.47B +142M +6.11%
2000 2.32B +316M +15.74%
1999 2.01B −159M −7.34%
1998 2.17B +153M +7.6%
1997 2.01B −24M −1.18%
1996 2.04B +456M +28.82%
1995 1.58B −505M −24.2%
1994 2.09B −734M −26.02%
1993 2.82B +234M +9.05%
1992 2.59B +562M +27.75%
1991 2.03B +454M +28.9%
1990 1.57B +215M +15.86%
1989 1.36B −28M −2.02%
1988 1.38B +501M +56.74%
1987 883M −276M −23.81%
1986 1.16B −154M −11.73%
1985 1.31B −243M −15.62%
1984 1.56B −62M −3.83%
1983 1.62B +97M +6.38%
1982 1.52B −237M −13.48%
1981 1.76B −95M −5.13%
1980 1.85B +361M +24.2%
1979 1.49B +208M +16.2%
1978 1.28B +244M +23.46%
1977 1.04B +627M +151.82%
1976 413M +119M +40.48%
1975 294M +104M +54.74%
1974 190M +67M +54.47%
1973 123M +43M +53.75%
1972 80M +46M +135.29%
1971 34M +1M +3.03%
1970 33M −3M −8.33%
1969 36M +16M +80%
1968 20M −15M −42.86%
1967 35M +8M +29.63%
1966 27M +8M +42.11%
1965 19M −2M −9.52%
1964 21M +0 +0%
1963 21M +5M +31.25%
1962 16M +0 +0%
1961 16M +0 +0%
1960 16M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.