Yemen External Debt 1971-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Yemen external debt for 2022 was $7,351,067,998, a 3.3% decline from 2021.
  • Yemen external debt for 2021 was $7,601,630,730, a 6.75% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen external debt for 2020 was $7,120,836,024, a 0.93% increase from 2019.
  • Yemen external debt for 2019 was $7,055,219,066, a 0.27% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Yemen External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $7,351,067,998 -3.30%
2021 $7,601,630,730 6.75%
2020 $7,120,836,024 0.93%
2019 $7,055,219,066 0.27%
2018 $7,036,509,959 -2.18%
2017 $7,193,099,658 1.84%
2016 $7,062,871,731 -3.23%
2015 $7,298,886,700 -5.49%
2014 $7,723,142,217 0.45%
2013 $7,688,888,676 1.36%
2012 $7,585,844,974 17.99%
2011 $6,429,107,186 -1.16%
2010 $6,504,445,072 -4.34%
2009 $6,799,196,018 9.16%
2008 $6,228,636,614 1.19%
2007 $6,155,419,538 7.73%
2006 $5,713,770,653 4.31%
2005 $5,477,559,320 -2.25%
2004 $5,603,364,949 2.24%
2003 $5,480,632,069 2.95%
2002 $5,323,448,564 2.62%
2001 $5,187,675,837 0.68%
2000 $5,152,412,926 0.39%
1999 $5,132,268,504 -11.18%
1998 $5,778,379,331 47.52%
1997 $3,917,093,654 -38.80%
1996 $6,399,965,191 2.39%
1995 $6,250,665,953 1.58%
1994 $6,153,597,465 3.51%
1993 $5,944,866,678 -9.56%
1992 $6,573,081,091 1.51%
1991 $6,475,141,179 1.91%
1990 $6,354,026,973 13.57%
1989 $5,594,823,729 6.61%
1988 $5,247,816,353 14.41%
1987 $4,587,006,088 18.12%
1986 $3,883,330,455 16.25%
1985 $3,340,615,614 11.23%
1984 $3,003,210,500 7.33%
1983 $2,797,978,898 16.35%
1982 $2,404,743,954 17.81%
1981 $2,041,160,549 21.08%
1980 $1,685,753,387 43.47%
1979 $1,174,998,805 26.76%
1978 $926,935,662 28.15%
1977 $723,293,193 35.09%
1976 $535,432,161 21.60%
1975 $440,332,333 17.30%
1974 $375,394,628 45.47%
1973 $258,062,211 160.25%
1972 $99,158,611 103.13%
1971 $48,815,506 103.13%