Yemen

Country in Asia

In brief

Unemployment: 17.3% (2025). World rank 175 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 48 of 49. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 32.6% (2025). World rank 169 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 46 of 49. Women in work or seeking work: 4.7% (2025). World rank 186 of 186; in Asia, 49 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: unemployment 17.9% → 17.3%, youth unemployment 32.7% → 32.6% (ages 15–24), and women in work or seeking work 5.2% → 4.7%. Worse than all its neighbours (Oman and Saudi Arabia): unemployment and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $21.6B 2018
GDP per person: $634 2018
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $3,164 2013
GDP growth per year: +0.8% 2018

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $740 2018
Inflation: +8.1% 2014
Price level, USA = 100: 44 2013

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 28.8% 2018
Industry, share of GDP: 25.4% 2018
Services, share of GDP: 41.8% 2018
Unemployment: 17.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 32.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 4.7% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 8.8% 2018
Imports, share of GDP: 47.3% 2018
Current account balance, share of GDP: -7.7% 2016
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% 2018
Remittances received, share of GDP: 12% 2016
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 36.7 2014
Living on under $3 a day: 33.3% 2014