History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Yemen
Yemen: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 2,285 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2,285 2011 US$
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
122nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
4,812 2011 US$
in 2010
All-time low
1,452 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Yemen, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2,285 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Yemen peaked at 4,812 2011 US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,452 2011 US$, in 1950.
That places Yemen 122nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Yemen, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,452 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 1,463 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 1,473 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 1,482 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1,492 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 1,502 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 1,508 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1,516 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 1,522 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 1,529 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 1,537 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 1,545 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1,554 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1,568 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,576 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,588 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,605 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1,624 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1,639 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1,658 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,961 2011 US$ | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 2,254 2011 US$ | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 2,383 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 2,614 2011 US$ | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 2,703 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 2,844 2011 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 3,193 2011 US$ | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 3,446 2011 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 3,636 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 3,733 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 3,650 2011 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 3,767 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3,724 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 3,827 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3,861 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 3,717 2011 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 3,684 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 3,712 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3,747 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3,751 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3,622 2011 US$ | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 3,662 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,760 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3,712 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3,775 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,823 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3,856 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3,928 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 4,044 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4,080 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4,212 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 4,249 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4,292 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,327 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4,371 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,486 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,497 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,516 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,549 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,594 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,812 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4,088 2011 US$ | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 4,077 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,165 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,054 2011 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,844 2011 US$ | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 2,506 2011 US$ | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 2,322 2011 US$ | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2,285 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,494 2011 US$ | 1,452 2011 US$ | 1,529 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,589 2011 US$ | 1,537 2011 US$ | 1,658 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,877 2011 US$ | 1,961 2011 US$ | 3,733 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,744 2011 US$ | 3,650 2011 US$ | 3,861 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,826 2011 US$ | 3,622 2011 US$ | 4,080 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,409 2011 US$ | 4,212 2011 US$ | 4,594 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,461 2011 US$ | 2,285 2011 US$ | 4,812 2011 US$ | 9 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
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- 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 history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Yemen?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Yemen was 2,285 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4,812 2011 US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,452 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Yemen ranks 122nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]