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Yemen YemenMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Yemen: 129th largest economy, 68th in military spending

Head of state Rashad al-AlimiHead of government Salem Saleh bin BraikCapital Sana'a
Population41.8M#37 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$21.6B#129 of 193 in the world · 2018
GDP per person$634#188 of 193 in the world · 2018
Fossil fuel output26 TWh#81 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$1.7B#68 of 167 in the world · 2014

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

41.8M people, 37% in cities

  • Population41.8M2025
  • Population growth2.9%2025
  • Urban population37.0%2025
  • Land area528k km²2023

A $21.6B economy, $634 per person

  • GDP$21.6B2018
  • GDP per person$6342018
  • GDP growth0.8%2018
  • Inflation8.1%2014
  • GDP growth, IMF estimate/forecast0.5%2026

Fuels are 0% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP8.8%2018
  • Imports, share of GDP47.3%2018
  • Fuels, share of goods exports0.1%2019
  • Exports of goods and services$1.9B2018
  • Imports of goods and services$10.2B2018

Fossil fuel output of 26 TWh

Oilmade 21 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 5.5 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)26 TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption34 TWh2023
  • Energy use per person0.9 MWh2023
  • Electricity generation5.3 TWh2024
  • Electricity from fossil fuels88.8%2024

Spends $1.7B on its military

  • Military spending$1.7B2014
  • Armed forces personnel40k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$1M2022
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$51M1986

What Yemen's leaders said lately

1 statement on record, newest first

  • Representative of Yemen, Delegate to the Third Committee · 2 Octaccusation
    Yemen's delegate accused Houthi militias of waging war since 2014 with severe humanitarian consequences, including killings, abductions, arbitrary detention, torture, restrictions on expression, property seizures and child recruitment in areas under their control. source ↗

In play in 1 theater

US-Iran-Houthi confrontation over Hormuz and Red Sea

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.