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Yemen: Trade Statistics

Due to political unrest, the information on these pages may not reflect current conditions in the country.

Exporter Rank

126 / 127

Importer Rank

102 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

93 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $23,783,553
Total Imports (2019) $4,715,958,741
Trade Balance (2019) ($4,692,175,188)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2016) [2] 3.58%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2016) [2] 29.95%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Egypt $11,792,283
Turkey $6,664,182
Oman $2,504,850
Sudan $2,222,215
Eritrea $208,286
Indonesia $163,088
China $111,985
Argentina $69,832
Japan $13,513
South Korea $13,426

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United Arab Emirates $1,133,816,854
China $489,292,081
Saudi Arabia $304,426,037
Oman $257,947,541
Turkey $257,003,232
Argentina $254,254,800
Brazil $220,680,913
India $174,763,653
Egypt $148,365,544
United States $147,592,661

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(11) Milling Products $22,882,218
(23) Animal Feeds $353,107
(44) Wood $163,088
(15) Fats & Oils $125,284
(61) Apparel: Knit $55,944
(39) Plastics $48,471
(10) Cereals $17,024
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $15,944
(76) Aluminum $15,836
(40) Rubber $15,192

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,340,089,975
(10) Cereals $852,518,062
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $263,644,798
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $208,589,783
(85) Electrical Machinery $200,498,714
(72) Iron & Steel $198,743,120
(39) Plastics $163,257,406
(11) Milling Products $131,727,173
(30) Pharmaceuticals $127,845,276
(23) Animal Feeds $102,899,331

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/31/2021
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