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Yemen — Trade & Compliance

Yemen's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

1
trade agreements
1
cargo treaties
7.50%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Yemen beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1India29.9%
  2. 2Saudi Arabia26.4%
  3. 3Egypt8.4%
  4. 4Malaysia7.3%
  5. 5Rep. of Korea5.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China28.1%
  2. 2Saudi Arabia15.6%
  3. 3India9.6%
  4. 4Türkiye8.3%
  5. 5Brazil5.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Fish & seafood27.7%
  2. 2Iron & steel17.1%
  3. 3Electrical machinery9.3%
  4. 4Fruits & nuts8.9%
  5. 5Copper7.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Cereals14.5%
  2. 2Iron & steel6.4%
  3. 3Plastics6.2%
  4. 4Sugars5.3%
  5. 5Vehicles5.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1India+19.51pp
  2. 2Saudi Arabia+17.26pp
  3. 3Egypt+5.50pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1China−28.82pp
  2. 2Thailand−14.51pp
  3. 3United Arab Emirates−6.08pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Fish & seafood+16.90pp
  2. 2Iron & steel+11.43pp
  3. 3Electrical machinery+7.04pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−53.63pp
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals−4.66pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)1998
FTAGoods
World Bank DTA · 1 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1979176 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 1 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
YER
Yemeni Rial
ISO numeric 8862 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
7.50%
simple average (2017)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
2
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
19
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeBENEVOLENCE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONTHE HOUTHISMuhammad Al-HamatiSaqr Al-Jaddawi

21 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens
370.3K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
1.9M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 97 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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