Yemen: Natural resources income

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 Yemen

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 4.61
 Year 2018
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2018
 Average 25.39
 Min - Max 0.79 - 42.36
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2018 is 4.61 percent, an increase from 1.89 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 5.66 percent, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Yemen from 1990 to 2018 is 25.39 percent. The minimum value, 0.79 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 42.36 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Yemen - Natural resources income - Recent values chart

Historical series
Yemen - Natural resources income - historical chart - 1990-2018




The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

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