Summary
- China → Yemen
- $2.5billion
- Yemen → China
- $20million
- China’s balance
- $2.5billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Yemen
Trade between China and Yemen grew 5.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.5
- Imports 0
- Balance +2.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $107 million | $344 million | -$237 million |
| 1996 | $103 million | $570 million | -$467 million |
| 1997 | $100 million | $651 million | -$550 million |
| 1998 | $107 million | $524 million | -$417 million |
| 1999 | $121 million | $557 million | -$436 million |
| 2000 | $166 million | $736 million | -$569 million |
| 2001 | $202 million | $451 million | -$249 million |
| 2002 | $295 million | $426 million | -$131 million |
| 2003 | $352 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2004 | $452 million | $1.4 billion | -$953 million |
| 2005 | $510 million | $2.5 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2006 | $690 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2007 | $1 billion | $1.7 billion | -$635 million |
| 2008 | $1.1 billion | $3 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2009 | $1.1 billion | $1.2 billion | -$117 million |
| 2010 | $1.2 billion | $2.5 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $3 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2012 | $1.7 billion | $3.5 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2013 | $1.9 billion | $2.5 billion | -$546 million |
| 2014 | $2 billion | $1.6 billion | $387 million |
| 2015 | $1.3 billion | $901 million | $376 million |
| 2016 | $1.7 billion | $166 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2017 | $1.6 billion | $660 million | $983 million |
| 2018 | $1.4 billion | $720 million | $679 million |
| 2019 | $2.2 billion | $867 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2020 | $2.9 billion | $674 million | $2.2 billion |
| 2021 | $2.5 billion | $486 million | $2 billion |
| 2022 | $2.8 billion | $633 million | $2.2 billion |
| 2023 | $2.7 billion | $17 million | $2.7 billion |
| 2024 | $2.5 billion | $20 million | $2.5 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Yemen
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Yemen sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Ras Isa Terminal is 6,195 nautical miles (11,472 km) long: ≈ 14.5–18.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Yemen was China’s 116th largest trading partner (0% of its trade), and China was Yemen’s largest (26%).
- Yemen in China’s trade
- 0%
- Yemen’s rank among China’s partners
- 116th
- China in Yemen’s trade
- 26.3%
- China’s rank among Yemen’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Yemen
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
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. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.