Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen
Yemen: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 57.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
57.0%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
90th
of 189 countries
All-time high
57.0%
in 2022
All-time low
50.6%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen stood at 57.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen peaked at 57.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 90th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 54.7% | — |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +12.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 57.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 57.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 53.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 50.7% | 57.0% | 2 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Yemen was 57.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Yemen ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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