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Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Yemen

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Yemen in 2025 — 24.66%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 189. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.76 pp.

2025 24.66% +0.25 pp vs 2024
World rank 176of 189
Period maximum 72.55%1996
Period minimum 10.78%1994

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Yemen, 1990–202502040608019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 17.9%1991: 18.3%1992: 17.85%1993: 15.79%1994: 10.78%1995: 27.56%1996: 72.55%1997: 66.07%1998: 57.94%1999: 58.23%2000: 66.15%2001: 59.27%2002: 58.51%2003: 62.9%2004: 58.11%2005: 65.66%2006: 66.77%2007: 68.4%2008: 67.37%2009: 61.46%2010: 50.77%2011: 51.89%2012: 51.76%2013: 50.48%2014: 33.45%2015: 16.69%2016: 11.08%2017: 12.21%2018: 16.67%2019: 24.12%2020: 24.93%2021: 30.3%2022: 25.93%2023: 25.3%2024: 24.41%2025: 24.66%
Change over the period: +6.76 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 24.66%
World 43.89%
Middle East & North Africa 47.17%
Western Asia computed 46.07%
Low-income countries computed 39.9%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.66 +0.25 pp
2024 24.41 −0.89 pp
2023 25.3 −0.63 pp
2022 25.93 −4.37 pp
2021 30.3 +5.37 pp
2020 24.93 +0.81 pp
2019 24.12 +7.45 pp
2018 16.67 +4.46 pp
2017 12.21 +1.13 pp
2016 11.08 −5.61 pp
2015 16.69 −16.76 pp
2014 33.45 −17.04 pp
2013 50.48 −1.27 pp
2012 51.76 −0.14 pp
2011 51.89 +1.12 pp
2010 50.77 −10.68 pp
2009 61.46 −5.91 pp
2008 67.37 −1.03 pp
2007 68.4 +1.64 pp
2006 66.77 +1.11 pp
2005 65.66 +7.55 pp
2004 58.11 −4.79 pp
2003 62.9 +4.39 pp
2002 58.51 −0.76 pp
2001 59.27 −6.88 pp
2000 66.15 +7.93 pp
1999 58.23 +0.29 pp
1998 57.94 −8.13 pp
1997 66.07 −6.48 pp
1996 72.55 +44.99 pp
1995 27.56 +16.78 pp
1994 10.78 −5.01 pp
1993 15.79 −2.06 pp
1992 17.85 −0.45 pp
1991 18.3 +0.4 pp
1990 17.9 —

Western Asia, 2025

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

OM Oman 91.03 BH Bahrain 87.63 LB Lebanon 85.88 SY Syria 79.18 AM Armenia 73.28 KW Kuwait 72.31 JO Jordan 71.19 IQ Iraq 70.02 GE Georgia 67.69 AZ Azerbaijan 65.08 QA Qatar 58.6 CY Cyprus 52.09 SA Saudi Arabia 44.23 TR Türkiye 39.99 IL Israel 25.29 YE Yemen 24.66
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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

Other indicators for Yemen

Trade Trade openness

Exports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.

Yemen by year Trade Merchandise exports

Exports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Yemen by year Trade Merchandise imports

Imports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Yemen by year Trade Trade balance

The difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.

Yemen by year
All indicators for Yemen