Military expenditure in Yemen
Yemen: Military expenditure was 4.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Yemen, 1990–2014
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.0% for military expenditure in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Yemen peaked at 8.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 20th of 165 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 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.6% | — |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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), per unit of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Yemen?
- Military expenditure in Yemen was 4.0% in 2014, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for military expenditure?
- Yemen ranks 20th out of 165 countries with data for 2014.
- Is military expenditure 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 SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product