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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 1 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 486,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state-run TV with 2 stations; state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .ye
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 14% (2020 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 2 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 728,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 51 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 20 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” mangoes/guavas, potatoes, milk, onions, spices, chicken, sorghum, watermelons, tomatoes, grapes (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $3.585 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $2.207 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2014.text β€” -$1.488 billion (2014 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2015.text β€” -$3.026 billion (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2016.text β€” -$2.419 billion (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $6.492 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” low-income Middle Eastern economy; infrastructure, trade, and economic institutions devastated by civil war; oil/gas-dependent but decreasing reserves; massive poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment; high inflation
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text β€” 486.731 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 743.006 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 1,028.108 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 1,115.002 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 1,355.116 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, fish, scrap iron, shellfish, industrial acids/oils/alcohols (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” UAE 28%, India 21%, Saudi Arabia 17%, Oman 7%, Malaysia 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2015.text β€” $1.867 billion (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2016.text β€” $938.469 million (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2017.text β€” $384.5 million (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $8.278 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 28.7% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 25.4% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 41.8% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” wheat, raw sugar, rice, iron bars, plastic products (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 23%, UAE 15%, Saudi Arabia 11%, Turkey 8%, India 7% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2015.text β€” $7.697 billion (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2016.text β€” $8.256 billion (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2017.text β€” $4.079 billion (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -1.1% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles, leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; aluminum products; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 19.6% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 26% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 29.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 7.848 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 68.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $19.294 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $18.908 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $18.719 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2016.text β€” -9.4% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2017.text β€” -5.1% (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2018.text β€” 0.8% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $300 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $200 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $200 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 19.44% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 16.02% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 20.05% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020.text β€” $969.613 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $1.688 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $1.251 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 17.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 17.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 17.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 38.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 31.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 32.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 27,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 36,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 65%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 76% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 96.1%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 83% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 17% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 2.579 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 1.79 million kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 486.24 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 2.987 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.consumption.text β€” 10.286 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.production.text β€” 10.286 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.proven reserves.text β€” 478.555 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.crude oil estimated reserves.text β€” 3 billion barrels (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 58,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.total petroleum production.text β€” 15,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 93,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from consumed natural gas.text β€” 21,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 8.08 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 8.193 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Lay…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 44.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 2.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 41.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 54.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.agriculture.text β€” 192.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.energy.text β€” 190.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)
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