Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Yemen
Yemen: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 56.00 million current US$ in 2016. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Yemen, 1998–2016
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 56.00 million current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.1% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Yemen peaked at 277.00 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 56.00 million current US$, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 160.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 164.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 127.00 million current US$ | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 136.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 135.00 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 134.00 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 183.00 million current US$ | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 224.00 million current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 225.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 247.00 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 246.00 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 277.00 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 252.00 million current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 258.00 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 148.00 million current US$ | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 161.00 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 158.00 million current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 79.00 million current US$ | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 56.00 million current US$ | -29.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 56.00 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 159.97 million current US$, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 56.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.38 billion current US$, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162.00 million current US$ | 160.00 million current US$ | 164.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 193.40 million current US$ | 127.00 million current US$ | 277.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.86 million current US$ | 56.00 million current US$ | 258.00 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 in Yemen?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Yemen was 56.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 277.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.