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Yemen · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

188th of 201 · 22nd in MENA+*
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GNI per capitaYemen's gni per capita fell from US$1,100 in 1992 to US$740 in 2018.19952000200520102015US$0US$500US$1kUS$1.5kUS$2kUS$740

Yemen's gni per capita fell from US$1,100 in 1992 to US$740 in 2018.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

162nd of 195 · 21st in MENA+*
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Yemen's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,730 in 1990 to intl $3,020 in 2013.19901995200020052010intl $1.5kintl $2kintl $2.5kintl $3kintl $3.5kintl $3,020

Yemen's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,730 in 1990 to intl $3,020 in 2013.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

135th of 170 · 20th in MENA+*
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Yemen's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) fell from US$1,348 in 1990 to US$1,248 in 2018.199019952000200520102015US$800US$1kUS$1.2kUS$1.4kUS$1.6kUS$1.8kUS$2kUS$1,248

Yemen's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) fell from US$1,348 in 1990 to US$1,248 in 2018.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

52nd of 84 · 3rd in MENA+*
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Gini indexYemen's gini index rose from 35 in 1998 to 36.7 in 2014.20002005201034.53535.53636.53736.7

Yemen's gini index rose from 35 in 1998 to 36.7 in 2014.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

59th of 84 · 4th in MENA+*
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Income share held by highest 10%Yemen's income share held by highest 10% rose from 26.8 % in 1998 to 29.4 % in 2014.20002005201027%28%29%30%29.4 %

Yemen's income share held by highest 10% rose from 26.8 % in 1998 to 29.4 % in 2014.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

39th of 84 · 2nd in MENA+*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Yemen's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.1 % in 1998 to 7.3 % in 2014.2000200520107%7%7%8%8%8%7.3 %

Yemen's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.1 % in 1998 to 7.3 % in 2014.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

80th of 84 · 4th in MENA+*
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Extreme povertyYemen's extreme poverty rose from 14.1 % in 1998 to 33.3 % in 2014.2000200520100%10%20%30%33.3 %

Yemen's extreme poverty rose from 14.1 % in 1998 to 33.3 % in 2014.

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