Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 1.74 current US$ per person in 2016. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen, 1998–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen is 1.74 current US$ per person, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen peaked at 10.68 current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.74 current US$ per person, in 2016.
That places Yemen 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.67 current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | 8.62 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.47 current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 6.72 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.48 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 6.25 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.28 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 9.83 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 9.56 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.16 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 9.8 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.68 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 9.42 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 9.35 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.21 current US$ per person | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 5.49 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.23 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.54 current US$ per person | -51.5% |
| 2016 | 1.74 current US$ per person | -31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.65 current US$ per person | 8.62 current US$ per person | 8.67 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.42 current US$ per person | 6.25 current US$ per person | 10.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.57 current US$ per person | 1.74 current US$ per person | 9.42 current US$ per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 188 Kenya 2.5 current US$ per person compare
- 189 Liberia 2.39 current US$ per person compare
- 190 Tajikistan 1.99 current US$ per person compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.68 current US$ per person
- 193 Sierra Leone 1.67 current US$ per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 1.27 current US$ per person 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Yemen was 1.74 current US$ per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.68 current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.