Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Yemen

Trade balance in Yemen in 2018 — -8,332,549,376 US$. Ranked 163 in the world out of 185. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1,145.5%.

2018 -8.33B US$ −31.57% vs 2017
World rank 163of 185
Period maximum 2.97B US$1994
Period minimum -8.33B US$2018

Trend over time

1990–2018 · US$

Trade balance — Yemen, 1990–2018-10B-5B05B19901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: -668,985,712 US$1991: -1,844,059,234 US$1992: -2,465,227,635 US$1993: -3,974,955,537 US$1994: 2,967,331,440 US$1995: 451,453,459 US$1996: -579,907,156 US$1997: -518,178,036 US$1998: -1,237,561,678 US$1999: -177,631,148 US$2000: 714,234,001 US$2001: 88,820,110 US$2002: -77,859,849 US$2003: -177,205,093 US$2004: 127,348,774 US$2005: 839,983,779 US$2006: 84,056,641 US$2007: -1,584,076,847 US$2008: -1,499,153,147 US$2009: -2,870,147,866 US$2010: -1,358,500,505 US$2011: -778,433,722 US$2012: -4,118,662,873 US$2013: -3,149,430,281 US$2014: -2,280,250,103 US$2015: -5,205,606,180 US$2016: -6,721,788,298 US$2017: -6,332,997,018 US$2018: -8,332,549,376 US$
Change over the period: −7.66B (−1,145.55%)

Comparison, 2018

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

Yemen -8.33B US$
World computed 556B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 264B US$
Western Asia computed 306B US$
Low-income countries computed -52.48B US$
Trade balance — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2018 -8.33B −2B −31.57%
2017 -6.33B +389M +5.78%
2016 -6.72B −1.52B −29.13%
2015 -5.21B −2.93B −128.29%
2014 -2.28B +869M +27.6%
2013 -3.15B +969M +23.53%
2012 -4.12B −3.34B −429.1%
2011 -778M +580M +42.7%
2010 -1.36B +1.51B +52.67%
2009 -2.87B −1.37B −91.45%
2008 -1.5B +84.92M +5.36%
2007 -1.58B −1.67B −1,984.54%
2006 84.06M −756M −89.99%
2005 840M +713M +559.59%
2004 127M +305M +171.87%
2003 -177M −99.35M −127.59%
2002 -77.86M −167M −187.66%
2001 88.82M −625M −87.56%
2000 714M +892M +502.09%
1999 -178M +1.06B +85.65%
1998 -1.24B −719M −138.83%
1997 -518M +61.73M +10.64%
1996 -580M −1.03B −228.45%
1995 451M −2.52B −84.79%
1994 2.97B +6.94B +174.65%
1993 -3.97B −1.51B −61.24%
1992 -2.47B −621M −33.68%
1991 -1.84B −1.18B −175.65%
1990 -669M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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