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
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Yemen, 1990–2014
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Jordan 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Poland 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Syria 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Djibouti 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Yemen
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 56.73 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.71 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,248 current USD per square kilometre (2014)
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) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.