Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Yemen

Yemen: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
20th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.084 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
25
1990–2014

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2014

00.020.040.060.081990200220141990: 0.064 current USD per US$ of GDP1991: 0.07 current USD per US$ of GDP1992: 0.073 current USD per US$ of GDP1993: 0.071 current USD per US$ of GDP1994: 0.084 current USD per US$ of GDP1995: 0.063 current USD per US$ of GDP1996: 0.064 current USD per US$ of GDP1997: 0.058 current USD per US$ of GDP1998: 0.061 current USD per US$ of GDP1999: 0.052 current USD per US$ of GDP2000: 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP2001: 0.055 current USD per US$ of GDP2002: 0.069 current USD per US$ of GDP2003: 0.069 current USD per US$ of GDP2004: 0.053 current USD per US$ of GDP2005: 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP2006: 0.043 current USD per US$ of GDP2007: 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP2008: 0.044 current USD per US$ of GDP2009: 0.057 current USD per US$ of GDP2010: 0.047 current USD per US$ of GDP2011: 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP2012: 0.046 current USD per US$ of GDP2013: 0.041 current USD per US$ of GDP2014: 0.04 current USD per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2014, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Yemen stood at 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Yemen peaked at 0.084 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Yemen ranks 20th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990 to 2014.
Year current USD per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0638 current USD per US$ of GDP
1991 0.0701 current USD per US$ of GDP +9.8%
1992 0.0728 current USD per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1993 0.0706 current USD per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1994 0.084 current USD per US$ of GDP +18.9%
1995 0.063 current USD per US$ of GDP -25.0%
1996 0.064 current USD per US$ of GDP +1.7%
1997 0.0581 current USD per US$ of GDP -9.3%
1998 0.0608 current USD per US$ of GDP +4.7%
1999 0.0517 current USD per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2000 0.0489 current USD per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2001 0.0548 current USD per US$ of GDP +12.0%
2002 0.069 current USD per US$ of GDP +25.8%
2003 0.0685 current USD per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2004 0.053 current USD per US$ of GDP -22.6%
2005 0.0487 current USD per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2006 0.0431 current USD per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2007 0.0485 current USD per US$ of GDP +12.5%
2008 0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP -8.4%
2009 0.0565 current USD per US$ of GDP +27.2%
2010 0.0469 current USD per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2011 0.0493 current USD per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2012 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2013 0.0408 current USD per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2014 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0659 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0517 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.084 current USD per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0536 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0431 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.069 current USD per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0493 current USD per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 17 Burkina Faso 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 18 Jordan 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 19 Poland 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 21 Syria 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 22 Brunei Darussalam 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 23 Djibouti 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Yemen?
Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Yemen was 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.084 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Yemen rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Yemen ranks 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.