External debt stocks, total in Yemen
Yemen: External debt stocks, total was 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total in Yemen, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total in Yemen peaked at 7.72 billion DOD, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.82 million DOD, current US$, in 1971.
That places Yemen 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 509.16 million DOD, current US$ | 48.82 million DOD, current US$ | 1.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.69 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.80 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.72 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.60 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Industry (including construction), value added 57.90 billion constant LCU (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.7% (2018)
- Services, value added 9.03 billion current US$ (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 132.4% (2018)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.4% (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 29.94 billion current US$ (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 16.04 trillion current LCU (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 48.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2018)
- Exports of goods and services 49.2% (2018)
- Exports of goods and services 1.98 billion constant 2015 US$ (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total in Yemen?
- External debt stocks, total in Yemen was 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 billion DOD, current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.82 million DOD, current US$ in 1971.
- How does Yemen rank for external debt stocks, total?
- Yemen ranks 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.