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Military spending, per unit of GDP in Yemen

Yemen: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 46.9%
World rank
5th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.1614 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1990
All-time low
0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
27
1990–2016

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2016

0.050.0750.10.1250.151990200320161990: 0.161 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.144 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.118 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.088 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.056 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.126 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.102 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.108 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.108 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.073 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.064 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.064 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.062 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.057 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.054 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.053 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.053 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.078 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for military spending, per unit of gdp in Yemen is 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.9% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Yemen peaked at 0.1614 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Yemen ranks 5th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Yemen, year by year

Year constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.1614 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.1442 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
1992 0.1184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -17.9%
1993 0.0876 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -26.0%
1994 0.0561 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -35.9%
1995 0.0838 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +49.4%
1996 0.1352 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +61.2%
1997 0.1257 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.0%
1998 0.1346 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
1999 0.1166 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -13.3%
2000 0.1018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2001 0.1083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +6.3%
2002 0.1145 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.8%
2003 0.1076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2004 0.0948 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.9%
2005 0.0612 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -35.4%
2006 0.0612 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2007 0.073 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +19.3%
2008 0.0639 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2009 0.0644 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2010 0.0623 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2011 0.0577 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2012 0.0575 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2013 0.0544 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2014 0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2015 0.0532 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2016 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +46.9%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0213 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1164 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0561 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1614 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0851 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0612 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1145 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0594 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 7

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 2 Syria 0.2558 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 South Sudan 0.1114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Libya 0.0959 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 6 Saudi Arabia 0.0725 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 7 Oman 0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 8 United Arab Emirates 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Yemen?
Military spending, per unit of gdp in Yemen was 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.1614 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Yemen rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Yemen ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.