Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Yemen
Yemen: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 190.3% on the previous year and up 2,888.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Yemen peaked at 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Yemen 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Yemen, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0514 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0157 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +126.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0351 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +115.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0426 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0464 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0401 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0325 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0225 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0203 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0233 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0521 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +123.8% |
| 2016 | 0.092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1462 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +190.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 81.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0287 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0514 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0223 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0912 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 2 Tuvalu 1.78 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Micronesia (country) 1.39 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Palau 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Syria 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nauru 0.2764 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Palestine 0.2719 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Yemen?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Yemen was 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Yemen rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Yemen ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,888.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.