Yemen: Growth of exports
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| Yemen |
Exports of goods and services, annual growth |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 49.18 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1991 - 2018 |
| Average | 5.35 |
| Min - Max | -68.38 - 113.03 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2018 is 49.18 percent, an increase from -2.57 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 4.65 percent, based on data from 160 countries. Historically, the average for Yemen from 1991 to 2018 is 5.35 percent. The minimum value, -68.38 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 113.03 percent was recorded in 1994.
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Definition: Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 106.10 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade openness | 56.08 | 2018 | percent |
| Financial openness | 2.290 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 8.76 | 2018 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 1.89 | 2018 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 49.18 | 2018 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 47.32 | 2018 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 10.22 | 2018 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | -1.31 | 2018 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | -0.37 | 2019 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -7.72 | 2016 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -2.42 | 2016 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -38.57 | 2018 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -7.32 | 2016 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 1.25 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 12.04 | 2016 | percent |
| Remittances | 3,770.58 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 1,258.83 | 2016 | million USD |
| External debt | 37.52 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 7.11 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 39.90 | 2022 | percent |