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Yemen trade in 2024

In 2024, Yemen exported $662 million and imported $8.8 billion, a trade deficit of $8.1 billion. It was the world's 163rd-largest exporter, with 0% of world exports. Its top export was ferrous scrap (17.1% of the total) and its main trading partner was China (26.3% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$662million
Imports
$8.8billion
Trade balance
-$8.1billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Ferrous scrap (17.1%) and mollusks (squid, mussels, oysters) (9.8%) together make up 26.9% of its exports.

  1. Ferrous scrap$113 million · 17.1%
    Main partner: India
  2. Mollusks (squid, mussels, oysters)$65 million · 9.8%
    Main partner: Malaysia
  3. Industrial fatty acids and oils$60 million · 9.1%
    Main partner: India
  4. Fresh fish$48 million · 7.2%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  5. Copper scrap$44 million · 6.6%
    Main partner: South Korea
  6. Frozen fish$41 million · 6.2%
    Main partner: Egypt
  7. Aluminum scrap$37 million · 5.7%
    Main partner: India
  8. Onions and garlic$34 million · 5.1%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  9. Avocados, mangoes, pineapples and dates$28 million · 4.3%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  10. Other fresh fruit (berries, kiwi)$19 million · 2.9%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia

What it imports

Rice (6.7%) and wheat (6.6%) together make up 13.2% of its imports.

  1. Rice$588 million · 6.7%
    Main partner: India
  2. Wheat$578 million · 6.6%
    Main partner: Australia
  3. Cane and beet sugar$404 million · 4.6%
    Main partner: Brazil
  4. Steel bars$392 million · 4.5%
    Main partner: Turkey
  5. Cars$242 million · 2.8%
    Main partner: Japan
  6. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$201 million · 2.3%
    Main partner: India
  7. Synthetic filament fabric$169 million · 1.9%
    Main partner: China
  8. Poultry meat$156 million · 1.8%
    Main partner: Brazil
  9. Bread, biscuits and pastries$153 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  10. Powdered and condensed milk$143 million · 1.6%
    Main partner: Belgium
By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
03 · Fish and seafood$172 million$112 thousand
72 · Iron and steel$113 million$561 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$61 million$47 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$59 million$54 million
74 · Copper$47 million$69 million
76 · Aluminum$38 million$61 million
07 · Vegetables$37 million$24 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$29 million$68 million
39 · Plastics$23 million$562 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$18 million$33 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$13 million$79 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$13 million$248 million
41 · Hides and leather$9 million$109
15 · Fats and oils$4 million$214 million
78 · Lead$3 million$9 thousand
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$2 million$325 million
14 · Other plant products$2 million$744 thousand
17 · Sugar and sweets$2 million$469 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$2 million$5 million
11 · Milling products and malt$2 million$70 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$2 million$423 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$1 million$219 million
12 · Oilseeds and grains$1 million$18 million
79 · Zinc$1 million$5 million
97 · Art and antiques$986 thousand$4 thousand
22 · Beverages and spirits$717 thousand$42 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$570 thousand$70 million
24 · Tobacco$516 thousand$45 million
62 · Woven clothing$465 thousand$96 million
47 · Wood pulp$437 thousand$994 thousand
84 · Mechanical machinery$390 thousand$409 million
69 · Ceramics$321 thousand$51 million
05 · Other animal products$294 thousand$132 thousand
87 · Vehicles$291 thousand$468 million
73 · Iron and steel products$278 thousand$124 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$254 thousand$231 million
26 · Ores and slag$219 thousand$77 thousand
10 · Cereals$216 thousand$1.3 billion
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$204 thousand$63 million
29 · Organic chemicals$161 thousand$39 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$161 thousand$53 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$155 thousand$50 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$154 thousand$270 million
27 · Oil, gas and coal$109 thousand$63 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$87 thousand$32 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$78 thousand$1 million
70 · Glass$77 thousand$68 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$76 thousand$50 million
44 · Wood$55 thousand$102 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$54 thousand$28 thousand
90 · Precision and medical instruments$50 thousand$93 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$42 thousand$60 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$41 thousand$2 million
49 · Books and printed matter$39 thousand$6 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$38 thousand$46 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$21 thousand$31 million
21 · Food preparations$20 thousand$167 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$19 thousand$74 million
61 · Knitted clothing$19 thousand$180 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$16 thousand$36 million
91 · Watches and clocks$12 thousand$4 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$11 thousand$54 million
86 · Railway equipment$9 thousand$220 thousand
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$8 thousand$49 million
40 · Rubber$7 thousand$88 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$7 thousand$44 million
64 · Footwear$5 thousand$152 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$2 thousand$29 million
58 · Special fabrics and lace$2 thousand$21 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$1 thousand$2 million
50 · Silk$701$0
92 · Musical instruments$407$156 thousand
37 · Photographic goods$179$3 million
65 · Hats$140$3 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$0$175 million
02 · Meat and offal$0$156 million
60 · Knitted fabric$0$49 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$0$26 million
31 · Fertilizers$0$17 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$0$15 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$0$14 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$0$13 million
52 · Cotton$0$10 million
75 · Nickel$0$5 million
89 · Ships and boats$0$5 million
01 · Live animals$0$5 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$0$2 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$0$2 million
45 · Cork$0$2 million
80 · Tin$0$1 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$0$1 million
81 · Other base metals$0$360 thousand
36 · Explosives and matches$0$218 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$0$180 thousand
51 · Wool$0$79 thousand
43 · Fur and fur goods$0$13 thousand

Trading partners

Its main destination is India (29.9% of exports) and its main source is China (28.1% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
India19829.9%Sea
Saudi Arabia17526.4%Sea
Egypt55.58.4%Sea
Malaysia487.3%Sea
South Korea375.6%Sea
China203%Sea
Hong Kong15.52.3%Air
Thailand15.32.3%Sea
Kuwait14.12.1%Sea
Turkey10.21.6%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
China2.528.1%Sea
Saudi Arabia1.415.6%Land
India0.849.6%Sea
Turkey0.738.3%Sea
Brazil0.465.2%Sea
Australia0.455.2%Sea
Egypt0.354%Sea
Japan0.273%Air
Thailand0.242.8%Sea
Malaysia0.141.6%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Yemen accounted for 0% of world exports, compared with 0.04% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports fell 64% since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 0.7
  • Imports 8.8
  • Balance -8.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$1.9 billion$1.7 billion$118 million
1996$2 billion$2 billion$93 million
1997$2.4 billion$1.9 billion$447 million
1998$1.7 billion$2 billion-$309 million
1999$2.4 billion$1.8 billion$604 million
2000$3.5 billion$2 billion$1.5 billion
2001$3 billion$2.2 billion$812 million
2002$2.7 billion$2.7 billion$86 million
2003$3.8 billion$2.7 billion$1.1 billion
2004$5 billion$5.5 billion-$557 million
2005$6.9 billion$6.8 billion$178 million
2006$8.4 billion$8.1 billion$349 million
2007$8 billion$11.1 billion-$3.1 billion
2008$10.6 billion$12.6 billion-$2.1 billion
2009$5.6 billion$11.3 billion-$5.7 billion
2010$8.3 billion$11.4 billion-$3 billion
2011$10.3 billion$11.4 billion-$1.1 billion
2012$9.2 billion$13.6 billion-$4.4 billion
2013$10 billion$13.5 billion-$3.5 billion
2014$8.5 billion$14.5 billion-$6 billion
2015$2.3 billion$8.6 billion-$6.4 billion
2016$971 million$6.6 billion-$5.6 billion
2017$2.3 billion$7.3 billion-$5 billion
2018$1.7 billion$8.3 billion-$6.6 billion
2019$1.7 billion$10.8 billion-$9.1 billion
2020$1.6 billion$11.2 billion-$9.6 billion
2021$2.1 billion$11.9 billion-$9.7 billion
2022$2 billion$12.4 billion-$10.4 billion
2023$1.1 billion$12 billion-$10.9 billion
2024$662 million$8.8 billion-$8.1 billion

World rank

Yemen fell from 90th to 163rd among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 90th in 1995
  • 163rd in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
199590th
199692nd
199792nd
1998103rd
199988th
200086th
200190th
200295th
200387th
200486th
200581st
200684th
200789th
200887th
2009101st
201092nd
201194th
201298th
201396th
2014101st
2015137th
2016157th
2017137th
2018144th
2019146th
2020147th
2021145th
2022147th
2023161st
2024163rd

What it sells

Fish and seafood became its top export group: from 0.9% to 26%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 16%
  • Coffee, tea and spices 4%
  • Vegetables 6%
  • Aluminum 6%
  • Copper 7%
  • Fruit and nuts 9%
  • Miscellaneous chemicals 9%
  • Iron and steel 17%
  • Fish and seafood 26%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Fish and seafood0.91%26%
Iron and steel0.07%17.1%
Miscellaneous chemicals0%9.2%
Fruit and nuts0.07%8.9%
Copper0.22%7.2%
Aluminum0.22%5.8%
Vegetables0%5.5%
Coffee, tea and spices1.2%4.4%
Other97.4%16%

Who it trades with

China went from 13% to 26% of Yemen's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • China 26%
  • Saudi Arabia 16%
  • India 11%
  • Turkey 8%
  • Brazil 5%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China12.5%26.3%
Saudi Arabia3.3%16.3%
India2.3%11%
Turkey2.3%7.8%
Brazil4.9%4.8%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

  • Sab'atayn basinOil and gas · 4 Mt CO₂e
  • Say'un - Al Masila basinOil and gas · 1.5 Mt CO₂e
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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

Neighboring countries

Main partners

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