GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per capita in Yemen
Yemen: GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per capita was 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per capita in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2010 US$ per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person for gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita in Yemen peaked at 2,356 constant 2010 US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 184th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | constant 2010 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,722 constant 2010 US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,762 constant 2010 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,835 constant 2010 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,838 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,891 constant 2010 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,927 constant 2010 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,950 constant 2010 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,988 constant 2010 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2,042 constant 2010 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,054 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,115 constant 2010 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,130 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,149 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,165 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,186 constant 2010 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,238 constant 2010 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,235 constant 2010 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,236 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,244 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,257 constant 2010 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,356 constant 2010 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,995 constant 2010 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1,981 constant 2010 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,015 constant 2010 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,950 constant 2010 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,362 constant 2010 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 1,198 constant 2010 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1,103 constant 2010 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person | -2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 710.7 constant 2010 US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,747 constant 2010 US$ per person, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per capita in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -30.2% | 1,950 constant 2010 US$ per person | 1,362 constant 2010 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,901 constant 2010 US$ per person | 1,722 constant 2010 US$ per person | 2,054 constant 2010 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,195 constant 2010 US$ per person | 2,115 constant 2010 US$ per person | 2,257 constant 2010 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,671 constant 2010 US$ per person | 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person | 2,356 constant 2010 US$ per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 181 Sierra Leone 1,134 constant 2010 US$ per person compare
- 182 Tanzania 1,086 constant 2010 US$ per person compare
- 183 South Sudan 1,080 constant 2010 US$ per person compare
- 185 Rwanda 1,070 constant 2010 US$ per person compare
- 186 Guinea 1,049 constant 2010 US$ per person compare
- 187 Togo 1,045 constant 2010 US$ per person compare
More population data for Yemen
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 208.41 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.88 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita in Yemen?
- Gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita in Yemen was 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,356 constant 2010 US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,079 constant 2010 US$ per person in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita?
- Yemen ranks 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP at market prices UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.