Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Yemen
Yemen: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 238.28 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Yemen, 1990–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Yemen is 238.28, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Yemen peaked at 251.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1995.
Yemen ranks 54th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.5 | — |
| 1991 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.49 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.28 | +83.6% |
| 1995 | 12 | -60.4% |
| 1996 | 63.4 | +428.3% |
| 1997 | 121.59 | +91.8% |
| 1998 | 129.91 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 145.28 | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 159.7 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 166.35 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 174.76 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 177.84 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 183.35 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 181.77 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 196.99 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 198.88 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 199.36 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 202.8 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 219.5 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 215.37 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 215.57 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 215.01 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 215.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 214.97 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 240.79 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 250.25 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 250.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 250.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 250.07 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 251.14 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 250.22 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 250.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 250.2 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 242.75 | -3.0% |
| 2026 | 238.28 | -1.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 238.28 is below the median for low income countries, which is 563.92, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 238.28 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.74, 30.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +428.3% | 12 | 63.4 |
| 1997 | +91.8% | 63.4 | 121.59 |
| 1994 | +83.6% | 16.49 | 30.28 |
| 1995 | -60.4% | 30.28 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.84 | 12 | 145.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 184.18 | 159.7 | 202.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.7 | 214.97 | 250.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.56 | 238.28 | 251.14 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Yemen?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Yemen was 238.28 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 251.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1995.
- How does Yemen rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- Yemen ranks 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms