Yemen Trade Balance

1990 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Yemen's Trade Balance

  • Yemen's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 276.9 USD mn in Aug 2025, compared with a deficit of 311.4 USD mn in the previous month
  • Yemen's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jun 1990 to Aug 2025, with an averaged value of -265.2 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 647.3 USD mn in Jan 2006 and a record low of -1.3 USD bn in May 2014
CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports. The International Monetary Fund provides Total Exports and Total Imports in USD.

Further information about Yemen's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Yemen's Total Exports reached 3.9 USD mn in Aug 2025, a decrease of 21.1% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 280.8 USD mn in Aug 2025, a decrease of 21.1% YoY (year-on-year)

View Yemen's Trade Balance from Jun 1990 to Aug 2025 in the chart:

Yemen Trade Balance

What was Yemen's Trade Balance in Aug 2025?

Yemen's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 276.9 USD mn in Aug 2025, compared with a deficit of 311.4 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-276.9 Aug 2025 -311.4 Jul 2025 -1,254.0 May 2014 647.3 Jan 2006 USD mn monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2025

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -515.1 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Nov 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 2,333.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -477.2 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1995 - Nov 2025
Australia (USD mn) 2,870.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Oct 2025
Austria (USD mn) -270.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 536.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,799.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -177.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 3,897.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 14.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -660.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -275.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 9,633.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 422.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) -1,407.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -581.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Canada (USD mn) 110.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 3,594.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2025
China (USD mn) 111,675.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -2,282.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,577.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) -889.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 2,076.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 4,740.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 361.5 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Oct 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -3,174.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -376.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
European Union (USD mn) 13,705.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Finland (USD mn) 186.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
France (USD mn) -7,719.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -675.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Germany (USD mn) 17,819.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 1,084.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (USD mn) -3,089.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -6,237.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Hungary (USD mn) -140.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -151.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
India (USD mn) -24,530.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,662.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Nov 2025
Iran (USD mn) 43,142.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 4,997.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Israel (USD mn) -3,247.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Italy (USD mn) 3,226.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 403.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2025
Japan (USD mn) -27.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -2,062.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 1,274.9 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1995 - Oct 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -1,129.9 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Nov 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 12,180.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) -617.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 2,272.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -856.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Laos (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -336.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,230.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) -523.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -1,192.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,256.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) -393.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -173.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jul 2025
Malaysia (USD mn) 1,716.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Malta (USD mn) -332.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -481.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -274.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -591.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 677.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -319.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -3,435.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -85.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -853.3 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1974 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 14,162.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) -92.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,213.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 4,067.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Oman (USD mn) 1,827.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) -3,282.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -491.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) -1,324.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -202.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Peru (USD mn) 4,233.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -3,513.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Poland (USD mn) 905.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -3,264.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,430.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Romania (USD mn) -3,498.4 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Oct 2025
Russia (USD mn) 15,396.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -930.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 5,887.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 502.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -392.6 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Nov 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 2,190.1 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Nov 2025
Spain (USD mn) -4,878.7 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1975 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -730.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -464.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 1,220.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) -790.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025

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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) 21,369.168 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (YER bn) 51,193.781 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (YER bn) 19,332.828 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
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 Expenditure: Current (YER mn) 1,273,878.000 2017 yearly 2002 - 2017
Government Revenue: Current (YER mn) 864,423.000 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) -276.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -36.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Aug 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 62.002 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 131.695 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7.414 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 280.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -21.1 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Aug 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 82,948.540 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 25,852.679 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.165 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2015
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1.411 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.000 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 2000 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 30.608 Aug 2025 monthly Jun 1990 - Aug 2025
Re-Exports (YER th) 3,939,334.534 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Exports: National (YER th) 108,319,365.974 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
Imports (YER th) 174,021,427.073 Dec 2012 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2012
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: 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: 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: South Korea (YER th) 618,869.017 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Exports: National: China (YER th) 262,108.180 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: HS: Nuclear Reactors, Mechanical Appliances and Parts Thereof (YER th) 13,446,654.659 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017
Imports: HS: Cereals (YER th) 199,366,387.746 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: Iron and Steel (YER th) 30,298,318.672 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: China (YER th) 32,958,481.912 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: Saudi Arabia (YER th) 94,545,533.620 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Imports: United Arab Emirates (YER th) 161,126,428.603 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) 0.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.7 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) 510.6 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.880 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (USD mn) 12.900 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: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 5,118.380 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) 18,933.067 Mar 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 61,011.389 Mar 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2025
M2 Growth (%) -19.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
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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