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Export Market

Yemen

ISO: YE / YEM

Country Profile

Capital Sana'a
Population 32.7M
Income Level Low Income
Currency Yemeni rial (YER ﷼)
Language Arabic
Timezone UTC+03:00
Region Asia · Western Asia

Trade Partners

Yemen Exports To

  • UAE 28.0%
  • India 21.0%
  • Saudi Arabia 17.0%
  • Oman 7.0%
  • Malaysia 5.0%

Key exports: gold, fish, scrap iron, shellfish, industrial acids/oils/alcohols (2023)

Yemen Imports From

  • China 23.0%
  • UAE 15.0%
  • Saudi Arabia 11.0%
  • Turkey 8.0%
  • India 7.0%

Key imports: wheat, raw sugar, rice, iron bars, plastic products (2023)

Economic Overview

low-income Middle Eastern economy; infrastructure, trade, and economic institutions devastated by civil war; oil/gas-dependent but decreasing reserves; massive poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment; high inflation

Government: in transition

UK Trade Status

No FTA

There is currently no free trade agreement between the UK and Yemen. Standard WTO terms apply.

Geographic Region

Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Export Guidance

Relevant guidance for exporting to Yemen.

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Also in This Region

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel FTA 🇯🇴 Jordan FTA 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇱🇧 Lebanon FTA

Official Resources

Government export support for Yemen.

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