Yemen

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YE · YEM · BACI 887 · latest data 2024

Exports

$662M USD, nominal · 2024

= $662 M59.8% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$8.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $8,802 M23.2% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$8.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$8,141 M

Total trade

$9.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $9,464 M27.8% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #162 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #121 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Yemen's exports fell from $1.9B in 1995 to $662M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$8.1B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Yemen per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$1,861 M	$1,743 M	$118 M	$3,604 M
1996	$2,050 M	$1,957 M	$93 M	$4,006 M
1997	$2,388 M	$1,941 M	$447 M	$4,328 M
1998	$1,676 M	$1,985 M	−$309 M	$3,661 M
1999	$2,377 M	$1,773 M	$604 M	$4,150 M
2000	$3,500 M	$2,005 M	$1,495 M	$5,506 M
2001	$3,002 M	$2,190 M	$812 M	$5,192 M
2002	$2,743 M	$2,657 M	$86 M	$5,400 M
2003	$3,808 M	$2,658 M	$1,150 M	$6,465 M
2004	$4,981 M	$5,563 M	−$581 M	$10,544 M
2005	$6,986 M	$6,892 M	$94 M	$13,877 M
2006	$8,464 M	$8,431 M	$33 M	$16,895 M
2007	$8,019 M	$11,553 M	−$3,535 M	$19,572 M
2008	$10,641 M	$12,896 M	−$2,255 M	$23,537 M
2009	$5,564 M	$10,929 M	−$5,365 M	$16,492 M
2010	$8,415 M	$11,294 M	−$2,879 M	$19,709 M
2011	$10,243 M	$11,295 M	−$1,051 M	$21,538 M
2012	$9,299 M	$13,724 M	−$4,424 M	$23,023 M
2013	$10,105 M	$13,803 M	−$3,699 M	$23,908 M
2014	$8,621 M	$14,889 M	−$6,268 M	$23,509 M
2015	$2,267 M	$8,921 M	−$6,654 M	$11,187 M
2016	$970 M	$6,558 M	−$5,588 M	$7,528 M
2017	$2,308 M	$7,324 M	−$5,017 M	$9,632 M
2018	$1,675 M	$9,089 M	−$7,414 M	$10,764 M
2019	$1,644 M	$11,462 M	−$9,818 M	$13,106 M
2020	$1,632 M	$11,099 M	−$9,467 M	$12,731 M
2021	$2,128 M	$12,645 M	−$10,516 M	$14,773 M
2022	$2,019 M	$12,423 M	−$10,404 M	$14,443 M
2023	$1,053 M	$11,862 M	−$10,809 M	$12,915 M
2024	$662 M	$8,802 M	−$8,141 M	$9,464 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #88 → #162.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Yemen per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.04%	0.03%	#88	#100
1996	0.04%	0.04%	#89	#105
1997	0.04%	0.03%	#89	#106
1998	0.03%	0.04%	#99	#105
1999	0.04%	0.03%	#86	#109
2000	0.05%	0.03%	#85	#112
2001	0.05%	0.03%	#89	#109
2002	0.04%	0.04%	#94	#103
2003	0.05%	0.03%	#86	#111
2004	0.05%	0.06%	#85	#88
2005	0.07%	0.07%	#79	#89
2006	0.07%	0.07%	#81	#87
2007	0.06%	0.08%	#88	#84
2008	0.07%	0.08%	#85	#86
2009	0.04%	0.09%	#100	#85
2010	0.06%	0.08%	#91	#89
2011	0.06%	0.06%	#93	#99
2012	0.05%	0.08%	#96	#88
2013	0.06%	0.08%	#94	#92
2014	0.05%	0.08%	#100	#90
2015	0.01%	0.06%	#136	#109
2016	0.01%	0.04%	#156	#121
2017	0.01%	0.04%	#136	#118
2018	0.01%	0.05%	#144	#115
2019	0.01%	0.06%	#144	#101
2020	0.01%	0.06%	#146	#92
2021	0.01%	0.06%	#144	#98
2022	0.01%	0.05%	#146	#109
2023	0.00%	0.05%	#159	#109
2024	0.00%	0.04%	#162	#121

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Trading partners

China was Yemen's top trading partner in 2024, at 26.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 66.3%.

Year

Top partner share: 26.3%
Top-5 share: 66.3%
Partners: 95
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.124

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India $198M

Saudi Arabia $175M

Egypt $55M

Malaysia $48M

China $20M

Thailand $15M

Türkiye $10M

United States $9M

Indonesia $7M

Japan $4M

Germany $2M

Pakistan $1M

Australia $0M

Brazil $0M

Argentina $0M

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Top partners of Yemen in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$20 M	$2,472 M	$2,492 M	−$2,452 M
#2	Saudi Arabia	$175 M	$1,372 M	$1,546 M	−$1,197 M
#3	India	$198 M	$843 M	$1,041 M	−$646 M
#4	Türkiye	$10 M	$732 M	$742 M	−$722 M
#5	Brazil	$0 M	$455 M	$455 M	−$455 M
#6	Australia	$0 M	$453 M	$453 M	−$453 M
#7	Egypt	$55 M	$354 M	$410 M	−$299 M
#8	Japan	$4 M	$266 M	$270 M	−$262 M
#9	Thailand	$15 M	$243 M	$258 M	−$227 M
#10	Malaysia	$48 M	$136 M	$184 M	−$88 M
#11	Indonesia	$7 M	$135 M	$142 M	−$128 M
#12	United States	$9 M	$132 M	$141 M	−$123 M
#13	Argentina	$0 M	$130 M	$130 M	−$130 M
#14	Pakistan	$1 M	$110 M	$111 M	−$110 M
#15	Germany	$2 M	$100 M	$102 M	−$98 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Yemen's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Yemen's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.154 → 0.178, a moderately concentrated export base across 77 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Yemen per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.154	0.052	64	60
1996	0.179	0.059	60	67
1997	0.172	0.070	66	77
1998	0.181	0.048	73	78
1999	0.168	0.047	72	76
2000	0.145	0.045	81	85
2001	0.127	0.045	88	87
2002	0.130	0.054	90	93
2003	0.244	0.053	91	93
2004	0.195	0.043	122	161
2005	0.184	0.045	118	154
2006	0.135	0.050	116	150
2007	0.131	0.055	123	146
2008	0.179	0.059	136	153
2009	0.132	0.047	132	152
2010	0.182	0.047	139	144
2011	0.139	0.051	122	130
2012	0.194	0.053	131	143
2013	0.129	0.058	122	130
2014	0.150	0.058	123	147
2015	0.206	0.064	115	130
2016	0.212	0.098	92	86
2017	0.195	0.084	98	96
2018	0.217	0.079	100	123
2019	0.298	0.095	90	133
2020	0.218	0.107	81	92
2021	0.130	0.099	97	93
2022	0.155	0.101	90	88
2023	0.159	0.104	86	86
2024	0.178	0.130	77	81

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