Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen
Yemen: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen, 1998–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2016, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen stood at 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen peaked at 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Yemen 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 188 Afghanistan 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 190 Sierra Leone 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Tajikistan 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Kenya 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Guinea 0.0001 current 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Yemen was 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.