Yemen: Government spending, in dollars

The latest value from 2018 is 1.98 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 1.64 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 83.31 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Yemen from 1990 to 2018 is 2.75 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.91 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of 5.29 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.