GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Yemen
Yemen: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0.111 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Yemen, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Yemen is 0.5 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 116.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Yemen peaked at 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.111 5 year moving average, in 2004.
Yemen ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.111 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.2 5 year moving average | +80.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.182 5 year moving average | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.182 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.167 5 year moving average | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.231 5 year moving average | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 0.231 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.231 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.385 5 year moving average | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.385 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.385 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.385 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.385 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.214 5 year moving average | -44.4% |
| 2020 | 0.214 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.375 5 year moving average | +75.2% |
| 2022 | 0.444 5 year moving average | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +12.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.625 5 year moving average, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1792 5 year moving average | 0.111 5 year moving average | 0.2 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2999 5 year moving average | 0.167 5 year moving average | 0.385 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3832 5 year moving average | 0.214 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 4 |
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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 goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Yemen?
- Goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Yemen was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023.
- What is the lowest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.111 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?
- Yemen ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 8: decent work and economic growth rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database