Yemen in the Lead
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🌾 Dominance of Food in Merchandise Exports
In 2019, food exports constituted 99.29% of Yemen's merchandise exports, underscoring the country's reliance on agricultural products for trade.
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📈 Rapid Growth in Government Expenditure
Yemen experienced a significant increase in government final consumption expenditure, growing by 47.24% in 2018, highlighting a surge in public spending.
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🏗️ Exceptional Growth in Capital Formation
In 2018, Yemen witnessed an extraordinary growth of 181.82% in both gross fixed and gross capital formation, indicating a substantial investment in infrastructure and development.
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📜 Full Binding Coverage on Trade Products
By 2017, Yemen achieved 100% binding coverage on all and primary products, ensuring comprehensive trade agreements and tariff commitments.
Yemen Following Behind
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♀️ Low Female Participation
In 2024, Yemen had one of the lowest female labor force participation rates globally, with only 5.10% of women aged 15-64 participating.
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💰 Highest Multilateral Debt Service
In 2023, Yemen's multilateral debt service accounted for 100% of its public and publicly guaranteed debt service, indicating a heavy reliance on multilateral financial support.
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🏛️ Low Government Effectiveness
In 2023, Yemen ranked in the bottom percentile for government effectiveness, with a percentile rank of just 0.47.
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📉 Poor Financial Management
Yemen's CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating was at the lowest score of 1 in 2023, reflecting significant challenges in fiscal governance.
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📦 Minimal High-Income Exports
In 2023, only 0.12% of Yemen's merchandise exports were directed to high-income economies, indicating limited trade connections with wealthier nations.
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⚖️ Weak Rule of Law
Yemen's rule of law percentile rank was at the lower bound of 0.94 in 2023, indicating significant challenges in legal governance.
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📜 Low Regulatory Quality
In 2023, Yemen's regulatory quality was in the lowest percentile rank, with a lower bound of 0.47, reflecting regulatory challenges.
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🍽️ High Rates of Underweight Children
In 2022, 40.7% of children under five in Yemen were underweight, with 39.6% of females and 41.7% of males affected, indicating severe nutritional deficiencies.
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💸 Lowest Financial Inclusion
In 2022, only 19.53% of Yemen's population aged 15+ had an account at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, with a mere 5.01% among young adults aged 15-24.
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🔋 Minimal Energy Consumption
Yemen's energy use per capita was just 68.95 kg of oil equivalent in 2022, indicating one of the lowest energy consumption rates globally.
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🚚 Challenging Shipment Arrangements
Yemen scored 1.7 on the logistics performance index for ease of arranging competitively priced shipments in 2022, highlighting logistical challenges.
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👩⚖️ Minimal Female Representation
In 2020, women held only 0.33% of seats in Yemen's national parliament, highlighting a significant gender representation gap.
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🩸 High Prevalence of Anemia Among Women and Children
As of 2019, 61.5% of women of reproductive age and 79.5% of children aged 6-59 months in Yemen were affected by anemia, reflecting a significant public health challenge.
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⚠️ Significant Mortality from Injuries
In 2019, injuries accounted for 19.49% of total deaths in Yemen, highlighting the impact of conflict and accidents on the population's health.
