Data as of Aug 3, 2026, 12:27 AM

SERIAL · 887Asia

Yemen

CapitalAden

CurrencyYER · Yemeni Rial

LanguageArabic

Area527,970 km²

Since1990

ISOYEM · YE

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in southern Arabia, the country includes the Socotra Archipelago and borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west. It also shares maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Somaliland, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 sq mi), with a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi), Yemen is the second-largest country on the Arabian Peninsula by area and the second-largest by population.

Text: Wikipedia — YemenCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Aden
Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)
Official language: Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +967
Licence plate code: YAR
Top-level domain: .ye
Independence / founding: 22 May 1990
Highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb (3,666 m)
Lowest point: Arabian Sea
Anthem: National anthem of Yemen

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-03

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

1.0%% of land area

#195 of 2132023

3% of world average

Forest area

5,490km²

#137 of 2132023

3% of world average

Agricultural land

44.4%% of land area

#81 of 2092023

120% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

2.2%% of land area

#168 of 2062023

16% of world average

Land area

527,970km²

#51 of 2152023

81% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$1.25Bcurrent US$

#140 of 1772022

1% of world average

External debt

$7.09Bcurrent US$

#48 of 1212024

9% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

370-100

not enough data to rank2014

103% of world average

People below the poverty line

33.3%% of population

not enough data to rank2014

260% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

29.4%%

not enough data to rank2014

106% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.0%%

not enough data to rank2014

107% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$3.77Bcurrent US$

#51 of 1862016

73% of world average

Foreign aid received

38.0%% of GNI

#3 of 1372018

633% of world average

Exchange rate

1,355local currency per US$

#24 of 2112023

93% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

28.7%% of GDP

#16 of 1992018

288% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

25.4%% of GDP

#78 of 2022018

104% of world average

Services' share of the economy

41.8%% of GDP

#183 of 2022018

72% of world average

27 of 39 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— TRADE —

Exports

8.8%% of GDP

#182 of 1872018

20% of world average

Imports

47.3%% of GDP

#88 of 1872018

95% of world average

Trade balance

-38.6%% of GDP

#173 of 1872018

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

24.7%% of GDP

#189 of 2052025

38% of world average

Goods exported

$196.0Mcurrent US$

#181 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$4.65Bcurrent US$

#143 of 2072025

4% of world average

Services exported

$465.6Mcurrent US$

#158 of 1912016

1% of world average

Services imported

$1.46Bcurrent US$

#135 of 1912016

3% of world average

Goods and services exported

$938.5Mcurrent US$

#170 of 1912016

1% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$8.26Bcurrent US$

#129 of 1912016

5% of world average

High-tech share of exports

4.8%% of manufactured exports

not enough data to rank2015

40% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

0.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#176 of 1872023

5% of world average

Nurses and midwives

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#184 of 1962023

11% of world average

Hospital beds

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#147 of 1572023

16% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

75.0%% of population

#183 of 2142024

83% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

63.1%% of population

#166 of 2132024

78% of world average

Suicide rate

4per 100,000 people

#46 of 1852021

49% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#45 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

40per 100,000 people

#103 of 2082024

40% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

41.0%% of children 12-23 months

#192 of 1932024

48% of world average

10 of 19 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.2%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2008

119% of world average

Education spending

12.5%% of government spending

not enough data to rank2008

92% of world average

Adult literacy

37.1%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank1994

44% of world average

Youth literacy

60.2%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank1994

66% of world average

Primary school enrolment

77.0%% gross

#194 of 2002016

76% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

43.7%% gross

#172 of 1882016

50% of world average

University enrolment

8.8%% gross

not enough data to rank2011

18% of world average

Primary school completion

60.1%% of relevant age group

#166 of 1802016

67% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

27pupils per teacher

#120 of 1602016

121% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#155 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

17.3%% of labour force

#175 of 1862025

251% of world average

Youth unemployment

32.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#169 of 1862025

208% of world average

Labour force participation

33.1%% aged 15+

#184 of 1862025

55% of world average

Women in the labour force

4.7%% of women aged 15+

#186 of 1862025

9% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$116.0Mcurrent US$

#138 of 1752016

3% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#26 of 2032024

6% of world average

Carbon emissions

11Mt CO2

#96 of 2032024

6% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

33Mt CO2-equivalent

#97 of 2032024

13% of world average

Protected land

1.1%% of land area

#205 of 2132025

6% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.4%% of territorial waters

#125 of 1742025

4% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

169.8%% of internal resources

#164 of 1772022

134% of world average

Renewable water available per person

55m³ per person

#178 of 1832022

0% of world average

Renewable energy use

3.7%% of final energy consumption

#170 of 2122021

13% of world average

Electricity from renewables

10.5%% of total

#143 of 2062021

30% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

80.3%% of total

#128 of 2092022

135% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#206 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-11.0%% of energy use

#104 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

4.0%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2014

178% of world average

Military spending

$1.71Bcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2014

10% of world average

Military spending

14.3%% of government spending

not enough data to rank2014

193% of world average

Armed forces personnel

40,000people

#81 of 1702020

25% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#102 of 1682020

46% of world average

Homicides

6per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2013

74% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Yemen.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2024

Saudi Arabia$347.4M
Malaysia$43.0M
Oman$32.7M
United Arab Emirates$30.7M
Egypt$22.6M
Somalia$13.5M
Thailand$11.3M
Kuwait$9.1M

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Italy$7.7M
China, Hong Kong SAR$6.7M
Qatar$6.3M
Netherlands$5.7M
China$5.5M
Iraq$5.5M
Bahrain$4.9M

Imports fromas of 2024

United Arab Emirates$468.5M
China$413.9M
India$329.5M
Saudi Arabia$296.0M
Brazil$200.3M
Russian Federation$161.3M
Japan$139.8M
Türkiye$124.5M

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Oman$94.1M
Australia$87.0M
Other$83.0M
Pakistan$81.7M
Egypt$66.7M
Ukraine$59.1M
Rep. of Korea$57.1M

Trade balance, 2024-$2.53B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National anthem of YemenAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Aden · approx. UTC+3

Neighbours

Oman

Saudi Arabia

Landmarks

Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Socotra ArchipelagoImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Tawakkol KarmanYemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist (born 1979)

Ali Abdullah SalehPresident of North Yemen (1978–1990) and Yemen (1990–2012)

Abdrabbuh Mansour HadiPresident of Yemen from 2012 to 2022

Anwar al-AwlaqiAmerican-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)

Rashad al-AlimiChairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen since 2022

Nujood AliAdvocate of opposition to forced marriages

Mohammed BasindawaYemeni politician

Mohammed bin Awad bin LadenSaudi businessman (1908–1967)

Ali Muhammad MujawarYemeni politician (born 1953)

Abdul Qadir BajamalYemeni politician (1946–2020)

Maeen Abdulmalik Saeedformer Prime Minister of Yemen (2018-2024)

Khadija al-SalamiYemeni female film producer

History

22 May 1990Yemen — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population41.8M2025

GDP$21.61B2018

GDP per person$6342018