Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen
Yemen: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 508 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen stood at 508 %. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 980.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen peaked at 508 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 2004.
That places Yemen 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 % | — |
| 2001 | 26 % | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 25 % | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 22 % | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 20 % | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 22 % | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 27 % | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 33 % | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 32 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 30 % | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 33 % | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 37 % | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 47 % | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 57 % | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 96 % | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 211 % | +119.8% |
| 2016 | 236 % | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 163 % | -30.9% |
| 2018 | 210 % | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 240 % | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 364 % | +51.7% |
| 2021 | 397 % | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 508 % | +28.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 508 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 11.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 508 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19 %, 26.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9 % | 20 % | 33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 133 % | 33 % | 240 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 423 % | 364 % | 508 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 1 Cabo Verde 489 % compare
- 1 Tuvalu 20,840 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 312 % compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 136 % compare
- 2 Tonga 715 % compare
- 2 Caribbean 40 % compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 661 % compare
- 3 Micronesia 123 % compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 88 % compare
- 5 Cook Islands 433 % compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 39 % compare
- 6 Niue 401 % compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 26 % compare
- 7 Kiribati 312 % compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Yemen was 508 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 508 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Yemen ranks 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 980.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.