Yemen Foreign Direct Investment 1990-2024

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Yemen foreign direct investment for 2019 was $-0.37B, a 31.51% increase from 2018.
  • Yemen foreign direct investment for 2018 was $-0.28B, a 4.54% increase from 2017.
  • Yemen foreign direct investment for 2017 was $-0.27B, a 51.9% decline from 2016.
  • Yemen foreign direct investment for 2016 was $-0.56B, a 3532.29% increase from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
Mozambique $3.38B
Ethiopia $2.55B
Democratic Republic of Congo $1.35B
Uganda $1.30B
Tanzania $1.22B
Senegal $1.07B
Mali $0.86B
Niger $0.72B
Chad $0.57B
Madagascar $0.47B
Somalia $0.45B
Togo $0.35B
Sierra Leone $0.34B
Rwanda $0.26B
Zimbabwe $0.25B
Benin $0.22B
Tajikistan $0.21B
Nepal $0.19B
Burkina Faso $0.16B
Liberia $0.09B
Haiti $0.08B
Guinea-Bissau $0.07B
Gambia $0.07B
Malawi $0.06B
Guinea $0.04B
Burundi $0.03B
Central African Republic $0.03B
Afghanistan $0.02B
Comoros $0.00B
South Sudan $-0.00B
Eritrea $-0.06B
Yemen $-0.37B
Yemen Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2019 $-0.37B -1.69%
2018 $-0.28B -1.31%
2017 $-0.27B -1.01%
2016 $-0.56B -1.79%
2015 $-0.02B -0.04%
2014 $-0.23B -0.54%
2013 $-0.13B -0.33%
2012 $-0.01B -0.04%
2011 $-0.52B -1.58%
2010 $0.19B 0.61%
2009 $0.13B 0.51%
2008 $1.55B 5.78%
2007 $0.92B 4.24%
2006 $1.12B 5.88%
2005 $-0.30B -1.81%
2004 $0.14B 1.04%
2003 $-0.09B -0.76%
2002 $0.11B 1.07%
2001 $0.16B 1.57%
2000 $0.01B 0.07%
1999 $-0.31B -4.03%
1998 $-0.22B -3.47%
1997 $-0.14B -2.03%
1996 $-0.06B -0.93%
1995 $-0.22B -1.70%
1994 $0.02B 0.06%
1993 $0.90B 4.15%
1992 $0.72B 4.00%
1991 $0.28B 1.93%
1990 $-0.13B -1.04%