Primary income payments in Yemen
Yemen: Primary income payments was 380.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2016. ▼ Falling
Primary income payments in Yemen, 2005–2016
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 380.87 million BoP, current US$ for primary income payments in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 32.9% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments in Yemen peaked at 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 380.87 million BoP, current US$, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 147th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 380.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 145 Tajikistan 404.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 146 Suriname 390.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 148 Ethiopia 365.73 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 149 Rwanda 364.49 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 150 East Timor 364.43 million BoP, current US$ compare
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 primary income payments in Yemen?
- Primary income payments in Yemen was 380.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2016, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest primary income payments recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 380.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for primary income payments?
- Yemen ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary income payments rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.