Yemen import and export data
In 2024, Yemen imported goods worth $8.80 billion and exported $661.6 million, a trade deficit of $8.14 billion. That is 26% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $12.40 billion.
Yemen imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Yemen imports from
The largest suppliers were China (28%), Saudi Arabia (16%), India (10%).
Top supplier countries
- China 28%
- Saudi Arabia 16%
- India 9.6%
- Turkey 8.3%
- Brazil 5.2%
- Australia 5.2%
- Egypt 4%
- Japan 3%
- Thailand 2.8%
- Malaysia 1.6%
Where Yemen exports to
Most of it went to India (30%), Saudi Arabia (26%), Egypt (8%). Among the main buyer markets, Egypt grew fastest (+46% on the year before).
Top export markets
- India 30%
- Saudi Arabia 26%
- Egypt 8.4%
- Malaysia 7.3%
- South Korea 5.6%
- China 3%
- Hong Kong 2.3%
- Thailand 2.3%
- Kuwait 2.1%
- Turkey 1.6%
Top Yemen imports
- 1Rice · HS 1006$588.1M6.7%
- 2Wheat · HS 1001$577.5M6.6%
- 3Sugar · HS 1701$404.4M4.6%
- 4Forged and hot-rolled steel bars · HS 7214$392.2M4.5%
- 5Cars · HS 8703$242.5M2.8%
- 6Packaged medicines · HS 3004$200.8M2.3%
- 7Synthetic filament fabric · HS 5407$168.7M1.9%
- 8Poultry meat · HS 0207$156.0M1.8%
- 9Bread and baked goods · HS 1905$153.5M1.7%
- 10Condensed milk · HS 0402$143.3M1.6%
- 11Polyethylene · HS 3901$129.7M1.5%
- 12Food preparations · HS 2106$124.8M1.4%
Top Yemen exports
- 1Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204$113.2M17%
- 2Molluscs · HS 0307$66.2M10%
- 3Electrical components · HS 8548$60.0M9.1%
- 4Fresh fish · HS 0302$47.7M7.2%
- 5Copper scrap · HS 7404$43.6M6.6%
- 6Frozen fish · HS 0303$40.8M6.2%
- 7Aluminium scrap · HS 7602$37.4M5.7%
- 8Onions and garlic · HS 0703$34.0M5.1%
- 9Tropical fruit · HS 0804$28.1M4.3%
- 10Other fresh fruit · HS 0810$19.1M2.9%
- 11Plastic waste · HS 3915$14.7M2.2%
- 12Coffee · HS 0901$14.1M2.1%
Who is behind these numbers in Yemen?
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Yemen trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 37 · Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Yemen polyethylene trade
- Yemen polypropylene trade
- Yemen polystyrene trade
- Yemen pvc trade
- Yemen acrylic resin trade
- Yemen engineering plastic trade
- Yemen polyurethane trade
- Yemen plastic waste trade
- Yemen plastic hose trade
- Yemen plastic flooring trade
- Yemen self-adhesive film trade
- Yemen plastic sheet trade
- Yemen plastic film trade
- Yemen plastic bottle trade
- Yemen plastic dinnerware trade
- Yemen plastic building material trade
- Yemen plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 41 · Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and…
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
- Yemen uncoated printing paper trade
- Yemen tissue paper trade
- Yemen kraft paper trade
- Yemen uncoated paperboard trade
- Yemen corrugated cardboard trade
- Yemen coated paper trade
- Yemen specialty coated paper trade
- Yemen toilet paper and tissues trade
- Yemen paperboard boxes and cartons trade
- Yemen paper notebooks and albums trade
- Yemen paper articles trade
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Yemen men's knit clothing trade
- Yemen women's knit clothing trade
- Yemen men's knit underwear trade
- Yemen women's knit underwear trade
- Yemen t-shirt and vest trade
- Yemen knit sweater trade
- Yemen baby knit clothing trade
- Yemen knit garment trade
- Yemen hosiery trade
- Yemen knit gloves trade
- Yemen knit clothing accessories trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
- Yemen men's overcoat trade
- Yemen men's clothing trade
- Yemen women's clothing trade
- Yemen men's shirt trade
- Yemen women's underwear trade
- Yemen baby clothing trade
- Yemen technical garment trade
- Yemen swimwear and activewear trade
- Yemen lingerie and corsetry trade
- Yemen scarf and shawl trade
- Yemen clothing accessories trade
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Yemen seamless steel pipes trade
- Yemen welded steel tubes trade
- Yemen steel structural sections trade
- Yemen steel storage tanks trade
- Yemen steel drums trade
- Yemen gas cylinders trade
- Yemen steel wire ropes trade
- Yemen steel wire mesh trade
- Yemen steel chain trade
- Yemen steel nails trade
- Yemen steel fasteners trade
- Yemen steel springs trade
- Yemen steel stoves trade
- Yemen steel cookware trade
- Yemen steel sanitary ware trade
- Yemen steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75 · Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 79 · Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Yemen piston engine trade
- Yemen diesel engine trade
- Yemen engine parts trade
- Yemen gas turbine trade
- Yemen liquid pump trade
- Yemen air compressor trade
- Yemen air conditioner trade
- Yemen refrigerator trade
- Yemen heat treatment machinery trade
- Yemen centrifuge trade
- Yemen dishwasher trade
- Yemen weighing scale trade
- Yemen spray gun trade
- Yemen forklift trade
- Yemen conveyor trade
- Yemen excavator trade
- Yemen lifting machinery parts trade
- Yemen soil cultivator trade
- Yemen grain mill trade
- Yemen food processing machinery trade
- Yemen printing press trade
- Yemen washing machine trade
- Yemen sewing machine trade
- Yemen metal press trade
- Yemen power tool trade
- Yemen computer trade
- Yemen crushing machine trade
- Yemen plastic molding machine trade
- Yemen specialized machinery trade
- Yemen metal mold trade
- Yemen valve trade
- Yemen bearing trade
- Yemen gearbox trade
- Yemen gasket trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Yemen electric motor trade
- Yemen generator trade
- Yemen motor parts trade
- Yemen transformer trade
- Yemen battery trade
- Yemen accumulator trade
- Yemen electric appliance trade
- Yemen ignition system trade
- Yemen automotive lighting trade
- Yemen flashlight trade
- Yemen electric welding machine trade
- Yemen electric heater trade
- Yemen phones and network equipment trade
- Yemen microphone trade
- Yemen television camera trade
- Yemen monitor trade
- Yemen high voltage switch trade
- Yemen low voltage switch trade
- Yemen control panel trade
- Yemen electrical parts trade
- Yemen light bulbs trade
- Yemen semiconductors trade
- Yemen electrical machinery trade
- Yemen electrical wire and cable trade
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Trade data for Yemen: questions
What does Yemen import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were rice ($588.1 million), wheat ($577.5 million) and sugar ($404.4 million). Together they made up 18% of total imports of $8.80 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Yemen?
The top exports in 2024 were iron and steel scrap ($113.2 million), molluscs ($66.2 million) and electrical components ($60.0 million), 36% of exports of $661.6 million. That left a trade deficit of $8.14 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Yemen?
The largest suppliers were China (28% of imports), Saudi Arabia and India. The largest export markets were India (30% of exports), Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Yemen trade data?
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024. Public statistics like these stop at country totals; the platform shows the companies, dates and values behind them.
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