Gross national income per capita (constant 2017 PPP$) in Yemen
Yemen: Gross national income per capita (constant 2017 PPP$) was 1,018 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross national income per capita in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income per capita in Yemen stood at 1,018. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income per capita in Yemen peaked at 3,742 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,018, in 2023.
That places Yemen 72nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gross national income per capita (constant 2017 PPP$) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,528 | — |
| 1991 | 2,409 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 2,419 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,441 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,406 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2,633 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 2,927 | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 3,012 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 3,168 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3,088 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3,247 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 3,371 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3,417 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,475 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3,489 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,558 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3,722 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,734 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,723 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,742 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,708 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,995 | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 2,979 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,026 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,603 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,667 | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 1,388 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1,203 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1,161 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,149 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,130 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,084 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,070 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,018 | -4.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,018 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,605, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross national income per capita (constant 2017 PPP$) in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -36.0% | 2,603 | 1,667 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,703 | 2,406 | 3,168 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,548 | 3,247 | 3,742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,188 | 1,149 | 3,708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,076 | 1,018 | 1,130 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income per capita in Yemen?
- Gross national income per capita in Yemen was 1,018 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest gross national income per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3,742 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross national income per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,018 in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for gross national income per capita?
- Yemen ranks 72nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Gross national income per capita (constant 2017 PPP$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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