Real GDP Growth: Yemen
Yemen's real gdp growth is currently 0.0% as of 2026. # Yemen Real GDP Growth Yemen's real GDP growth stands at 0% in 2026, reflecting a nation struggling to recover from decades of economic deterioration.
Current (2026)
0.0%
+100.0% y/y
Peak (1992)
8.2%
Low (2015)
-28.0%
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1991–2026 · 40 pts
Real GDP Growth — Yemen
1991 — 2026
Real GDP Growth — Yemen
Analysis# Yemen Real GDP Growth
Yemen's real GDP growth stands at 0% in 2026, reflecting a nation struggling to recover from decades of economic deterioration. Since 1991, the country has experienced a complete economic reversal, with total growth change of -100%. The peak of 8.2% growth in 1992 contrasts sharply with the catastrophic -28% contraction in 2015, a collapse driven by civil conflict and humanitarian crisis.
The period from 2015 onward reveals a pattern of instability with brief recoveries interrupted by renewed declines. A modest rebound occurred in 2018-2019 (0.8% and 2.1% respectively), followed by another sharp decline to -8.5% in 2020. Projections through 2026 show stagnation rather than meaningful recovery, with persistent negative or flat growth rates suggesting Yemen's economy faces structural challenges that prevent sustained expansion in the near term.
Historical Data
40 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 5.0% | +0.00% |
| 2029 | 5.0% | -9.09% |
| 2028 | 5.5% | -8.33% |
| 2027 | 6.0% | — |
| 2026 | 0.0% | +100.00% |
| 2025 | -1.5% | +0.00% |
| 2024 | -1.5% | +25.00% |
| 2023 | -2.0% | -233.33% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +250.00% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | +88.24% |
| 2020 | -8.5% | -504.76% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +162.50% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +115.69% |
| 2017 | -5.1% | +45.74% |
| 2016 | -9.4% | +66.43% |
| 2015 | -28.0% | -13900.00% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -104.17% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +100.00% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +118.90% |
| 2011 | -12.7% | -264.94% |
Show all 40 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.7% | +97.44% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +8.33% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +9.09% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +3.12% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -42.86% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +40.00% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +8.11% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -5.13% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +2.63% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -38.71% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +63.16% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -36.67% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +15.38% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +13.04% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -19.30% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -14.93% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +67.50% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -51.22% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +30.16% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
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