Services, value added in Yemen

Yemen: Services, value added was 41.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
41.8%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
185th
of 205 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 2016
All-time low
30.0%
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Services, value added in Yemen, 1990–2018

010203040501990200420181990: 30 % of GDP1991: 35.2 % of GDP1992: 37.2 % of GDP1993: 41.5 % of GDP1994: 40.6 % of GDP1995: 39.8 % of GDP1996: 34.2 % of GDP1997: 33.5 % of GDP1998: 40.1 % of GDP1999: 35.5 % of GDP2000: 32.7 % of GDP2001: 36.2 % of GDP2002: 36.5 % of GDP2003: 36.3 % of GDP2004: 35.8 % of GDP2005: 33.4 % of GDP2006: 33.3 % of GDP2007: 33.3 % of GDP2008: 33.2 % of GDP2009: 33.2 % of GDP2010: 33.2 % of GDP2011: 33.1 % of GDP2012: 39.3 % of GDP2013: 39.3 % of GDP2014: 38.4 % of GDP2015: 41.9 % of GDP2016: 45 % of GDP2017: 43.1 % of GDP2018: 41.8 % of GDP

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for services, value added in Yemen is 41.8%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Yemen peaked at 45.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1990.

That places Yemen 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.7% 30.0% 41.5% 10
2000s 34.4% 32.7% 36.5% 10
2010s 39.5% 33.1% 45.0% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Yemen?
Services, value added in Yemen was 41.8% in 2018, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1990.
How does Yemen rank for services, value added?
Yemen ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.