All Middle East markets
Yemen
A frontier market on key shipping lanes; recovery and reconstruction potential depends on a durable peace.
Population
≈40 million (2024)
GDP (nominal)
≈US$17 billion (2024 est.)
Real growth
≈ −1.5% (2024 est.)
Capital
Sana'a / Aden
Currency
Yemeni rial (YER)
Economy & outlook
Yemen
Conflict has severely reduced output; ports, fisheries and agriculture remain the operating base of the economy.
A durable peace would open reconstruction at scale; the General Investment Authority maintains project frameworks in the meantime.
Focus sectors
Ports & fisheries · agriculture · reconstruction
Sources: World Bank · IMF · General Investment Authority
