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Yemen: investment climate and market data

Yemen scores 20 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (high), ranking 197 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is macro and financial stability (34) and its weakest is political stability and security (0).

20/ 100 · High · grade D · Medium confidence
GDP
$21.6 billion
2018 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
0.8%
2018 · World Bank
Inflation
8.1%
2014 · World Bank
FDI inflows
-0.0% of GDP
2018 · World Bank
Reserves
1.2 months of imports
2016 · World Bank
Population
41.8 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$634
2018 · World Bank

Why Yemen scores 20

Institutions and rule of law25%6
Openness to foreign investment20%25
Macro and financial stability18%34
Political stability and security10%0
Growth and upside12%30
Market depth and infrastructure15%24

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Where Yemen is most exposed by sector

Agriculture and Food
72
High exposure
Infrastructure and Logistics
70
High exposure
Telecommunications
64
High exposure
Technology
56
Moderate exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

Power capacity is 1.0 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

Go deeper on Yemen

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.