Yemen Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

1990 - 2019 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Yemen Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Yemen Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2019, compared with a growth equal to 0.0 % in the previous year.
  • Yemen Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2019.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.9 % in Dec 2006 and a record low -1.8 % in Dec 2005.

The World Bank provides Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP.


Related information about Yemen Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Yemen, Current Account recorded a deficit of 1.2 USD bn in Dec 2017.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 371.0 USD mn in Dec 2019.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 34.7 USD bn in Dec 2013.

View Yemen's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1990 to 2019 in the chart:

Yemen Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Yemen's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2019?

Yemen Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2019, compared with a growth equal to 0.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.0 2019 0.0 2018 -1.8 2005 5.9 2006 % yearly 1990 - 2019

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Algeria (%) 0.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Argentina (%) 1.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Armenia (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 2.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 0.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (%) -2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Belarus (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) -1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Botswana (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 2.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (%) 9.0 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 3.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2024
Chile (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
China (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 6.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) -41.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) 3.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Denmark (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Egypt (%) 30.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Estonia (%) -6.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) 0.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 2.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Germany (%) -2.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Ghana (%) 1.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 4.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 25.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 9.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 0.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
India (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 1.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) -16.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024
Israel (%) 2.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 3.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 0.7 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
South Korea (%) 0.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (%) 8.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -2.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Latvia (%) 4.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -119.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.6 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Malta (%) 168.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 58.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2024
Moldova (%) 3.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 8.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 6.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Morocco (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (%) -2.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 11.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Panama (%) 3.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) 2.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Philippines (%) 1.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Poland (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) 0.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Romania (%) 1.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 6.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 32.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Slovakia (%) 2.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) -1.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 1.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023

Yemen Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -8.3 2014 yearly 1991 - 2014
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%) -8.290 2014 yearly 1991 - 2014
National Government Debt (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.8 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013
Forecast: Government Expenditure (YER bn) 14,384.285 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (YER bn) 38,319.377 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (YER bn) 13,065.284 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Government Expenditure (YER mn) 209,147.000 Sep 2014 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2014
Government Revenue (YER mn) 180,160.000 Sep 2014 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2014
Government Revenue: Tax (YER mn) 45,416.000 Sep 2014 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2014
Government Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (YER mn) 235,092.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Government Revenue: Current (YER mn) 864,423.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Government Expenditure: Current (YER mn) 1,273,878.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Domestic Public Debt: Net (YER bn) 2,712.900 2013 yearly 2002 - 2013
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.175 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -350.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 4.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 49.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 975.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 114.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7.066 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 354.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -6.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 108,453.918 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 25,909.926 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.165 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2015
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9.049 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.000 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 2000 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 31.919 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1990 - Nov 2024
Re-Exports (YER th) 3,939,334.534 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Imports (YER th) 174,021,427.073 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Exports: National (YER th) 108,319,365.974 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Exports: HS: Coffee, Tea, Mate and Spices (YER th) 746,119.078 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: HS: Mineral Fuels, Oils & Products of Their Distillation & Bituminous S... (YER th) 0.000 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: HS: Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes (YER th) 491,886.558 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: HS: Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks and Other Aquatic Invertebrates (YER th) 12,400,499.616 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Exports: National: Thailand (YER th) 132,468,960.215 2014 yearly 1997 - 2014
Exports: National: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 4,911,211.783 2014 yearly 1997 - 2014
Exports: National: China (YER th) 262,108.180 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Exports: National: South Korea (YER th) 618,869.017 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: HS: Cereals (YER th) 199,366,387.746 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Iron and Steel (YER th) 30,298,318.672 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Nuclear Reactors, Mechanical Appliances and Parts Thereof (YER th) 13,446,654.659 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Mineral Fuels, Oils & Products of Their Distillation & Bituminous S... (YER th) 268,845,704.896 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Vehicles Other than Tramway Rolling Stock and Accessories Thereof (YER th) 77,883,779.845 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: Saudi Arabia (YER th) 94,545,533.620 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: China (YER th) 32,958,481.912 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 161,126,428.603 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: United States of America (YER th) 22,252,553.468 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: India (YER th) 13,312,506.473 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: Cement: Volume (Ton th) 755.000 2010 yearly 1998 - 2010
Crude Oil Exports: Public Sector: ytd: Volume (Barrel mn) 1.000 Jan 2015 monthly Feb 2004 - Jan 2015
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,209.7 2017 yearly 1990 - 2017
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -371.0 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2016
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2016
External Debt (USD mn) 7,191.5 Jan 2015 monthly Aug 2005 - Jan 2015
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.0 2017 yearly 2009 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 499.1 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.489 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 5,118.380 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade (USD mn) -5,214.321 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (USD mn) 5,050.792 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -671.054 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) -50.608 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade: Imports (USD mn) -6,515.537 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (USD mn) -379.707 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Financing: Net Reserves: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 47.291 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 589.205 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Income (USD mn) -366.807 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Trade: Exports (USD mn) 1,301.216 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Capital and Financial Account (CF) (USD mn) -50.608 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -679.315 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 565.299 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investments (USD mn) -295.608 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn) -1,244.613 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) -67.588 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (USD mn) 12.900 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Inflow (YER th) 115,000.000 Mar 2012 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2012
Capital Investment (YER th) 46,687,778.000 Mar 2012 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2012
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 18,411.588 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 56,944.256 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 24.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,768.2 Jun 2023 monthly May 1990 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.090 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.2 Jun 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Jun 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 96.377 Jun 2023 monthly May 1990 - Jun 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 10,226.336 Jan 2015 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2015
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 12,866.5 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2015
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.8 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2015
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,519.784 Jan 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2015
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.05 Jan 2015 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2015
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.52 2014 yearly 2005 - 2014

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