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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $358 million (1987)
1990 NA
1991 $1.06 billion, 20% of GDP (1990)
1992 exchange rate conversion - $1.06 billion, 20% of GDP (1990)
1993 exchange rate conversion - $762 million, 10% of GDP (1992)
1994 exchange rate conversion - $762 million, 14% of GDP (1992)
1995 exchange rate conversion - $1.65 billion, 7.1% of GDP (1993) ZAIRE
1996 $NA, NA% of GDP
1997 NA%
1998 5% (1998 est.)
1999 7.6% (1999)
2000 7.6% (FY99)
2001 7.6% (FY99)
2002 5.2% (FY01)
2003 5.2% (FY01)
2004 7.9% (2003)
2005 7.8% (2003)
2006 6.4% (2005 est.)
2007 6.6% (2006)
2008 6.6% of GDP (2006)
2009 6.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 7
2010 6.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 7
2011 6.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 7
2012 6.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 7
2013 6.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 8
2014 4.02% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 11 3.48% of GDP (2011) 4.02% of GDP (2010)
2015 4.02% of GDP (2012) | 3.48% of GDP (2011) | 4.02% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 12
2016 4.02% of GDP (2012) | 3.48% of GDP (2011) | 4.02% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 12
2017 3.97% of GDP (2014) | 4.08% of GDP (2013) | 4.57% of GDP (2012) | 4.93% of GDP (2011) | country comparison to the world: 12
2018 3.97% of GDP (2014) | 4.08% of GDP (2013) | 4.57% of GDP (2012) | 4.93% of GDP (2011) | note - no reliable information exists following the start of renewed conflict in 2015
2019 3.98% of GDP (2014) | 4.08% of GDP (2013) | 4.57% of GDP (2012) | 4.19% of GDP (2011) | note - no reliable information exists following the start of renewed conflict in 2015
2020 3.98% of GDP (2014) | 4.08% of GDP (2013) | 4.57% of GDP (2012) | 4.19% of GDP (2011) | note - no reliable information exists following the start of renewed conflict in 2015
2021 4.3% of GDP (2014) 4.3% of GDP (2013) 4.7% of GDP (2012) 5% of GDP (2011) 4.8% of GDP (2010) note - no reliable information exists following the start of renewed conflict in 2015
2022 prior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
2023 prior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP