YEMEN AIDFORTRADE AT A GLANCE 2017

Aid, Trade and Development Indicators for Yemen

A. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
EXTERNAL FINANCING INFLOWS AfT DISBURSEMENTS: TOP DONORS (million current USD)
2006/08 2012/14 2015 :06/08-15
(million current USD)
2006/08 value % 2015 value %
FDI inflows 1 197.6 -817.2 -1191.0 - IDA 32.0 43 United Arab Emirates 299.5 84
Remittances 1 338.2 3 348.0 3 350.5 150% Arab Fund (AFESD) 26.9 36 Arab Fund (AFESD) 23.6 7
Other official flows (OOF) 162.6 2.4 3.2 -98% Italy 4.0 5 IDA 17.7 5
of which trade-related OOF 162.6 0.4 0.0 -100% EU Institutions 3.3 4 EU Institutions 6.9 2
Official Development Assistance (ODA) 417.6 1 091.9 1 645.8 294% Korea 2.7 4 United States 4.2 1
of which Aid for Trade 75.2 156.4 357.0 375% Source: OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database
Sources: UNCTAD, UNCTADstat; WB, World Development Indicators; OECD,
DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database AfT DISBURSEMENTS BY SECTOR (million current USD)
TOP 3 AfT PRIORITIES Trade policy and regulations 1.60 0.12
1 Transport infrastructure 2 International competitiveness 3 Trade policy Trade facilitation 0.00 0.01
Source: OECD/WTO Partner Questionnaire
Transport and storage 30.48 158.39
Communications 3.86 0.39
SHARE OF AfT IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION (%) Energy generation and supply 8.72 178.35
AFT/Development finance AFT/Fixed capital formation Business and other services 2.43 3.32
60
Banking and financial services 0.03 1.68
50
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 20.87 13.01
40
Industry 4.26 0.01
30
Mineral resources and mining 2.97 0.00
20
Tourism 0.01 1.70
10
Trade-related adjustment 0.00 0.00
0
2006/08 2012/14 2015 2006/08 2012/14 2015 0 50 100 150 200
Yemen LDCs 2006/08 2015
Source: OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database Source: OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database

B. TRADE COSTS
INDICATOR 2006 2015 Time to trade (hours), 2016: Cost to trade (USD), 2016:
Export Import Export Import
Tariffs (%)
Imports: simple avg. MFN applied 7.1 7.5
Imports: weighted avg. MFN applied (2006-2014) ... 6.2
Exports: weighted avg. faced (2005-2014) 0.5 0.3 DATA NOT AVAILABLE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
Exports: duty free (value in %) (2005-2014) 83.2 94.0
ICT connectivity (% of population)
Mobile broadband subscriptions ... 5.9 Yemen LDCs Yemen LDCs
Yemen LDCs Yemen LDCs
Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0 1.5
Individuals using the internet 1.2 25.1 Border compliance Documentary compliance
Sources: WTO, World Tariff Profiles; ITU, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Source: WB, Doing Business

LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDICES (LPI) (1-5) TRADE FACILITATION INDICATORS, 2015 (0-2) TRADE COSTS (ad-valorem, %)
Overall LPI 2014 Information availability Yemen 350
5 2007 2.0 LDCs
4 Governance and 1.5
Timeliness 3 Customs LDCs impartiality 1.0 Advance rulings 300
2 N.A. 0.5
1
250
Tracking and tracing Infrastructure
Procedures Appeal procedures 200
Logistics competence International shipments Automation 150
Source: WB Logistics Performance Index (LPI) Source: OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators
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100
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDICATORS (1-7)
Access to loans Electricity supply Roads Port infrastructure Air transport infrastructure 50
7
6
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5 0
4 2006-08 2009-11 2012 2013 2014
3 Total Intra-regional
2 Extra-regional
1 Source: ESCAP-WB Trade Cost Database
2006 2016 2016 2006 2016 2016 2006 2016 2016 2006 2016 2016 2006 2016 2016 Note: Number of partners used in the
Yemen LDCs Yemen LDCs Yemen LDCs Yemen LDCs Yemen LDCs calculation of average trade costs: total (44),
Source: WEF Global Competitiveness Index intra-regional (6), extra-regional (38)

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C. TRADE PERFORMANCE
INDICATOR 2006 2015 INDICATOR 2006 2015
Trade to GDP ratio (%) 81 26 Product diversification (based on HS02, 4-dig.)
Commercial services as % of total exports (%) 6 28 Number of exported products (max. 1 245) 342 244
Commercial services as % of total imports (%) 23 16 Number of imported products (max. 1 245) 922 811
Non-fuel intermediates (% of merchandise exports) 3 25 HH export product concentration (0 to 1) 0.722 0.043
Non-fuel intermediates (% of merchandise imports) 45 51 HH import product concentration (0 to 1) 0.058 0.036
Sources: WTO Secretariat; UN Comtrade
Market diversification
TRADE FLOWS (billion current USD) 2006 2015 Increase Decrease
Number of export markets (max. 237) 81 57
Exports Goods 7.316 1.439 -80% q
Number of import markets (max. 237) 104 104
Commercial services 0.468 0.562 +20% p
HH export market concentration (0 to 1) 0.136 0.170
Imports Goods 5.926 6.423 +8% p
HH import market concentration (0 to 1) 0.043 0.050
Commercial services 1.800 1.246 -31% q
Sources: WTO Secretariat; UN Comtrade
Sources: WTO Secretariat
STRUCTURE OF SERVICES TRADE STRUCTURE OF MERCHANDISE TRADE
Exports 2006 Other commercial Exports 2006 Agriculture
23% 55% 39% 7% services 4% 92% 3% Fuels and mining
2015 Travel 2014 Manufacturing
20% 13% 71% 15% 7% 85% 8%
Transport
Imports 2006 Imports 2006
34% 50% 9% 41% Goods-related 26% 22% 52%
services
2015 2015
39% 34% 6% 60% 34% 01% 65%
Source: WTO Secretariat Note: For goods-related services, no value label is provided in the case Source: WTO Secretariat Note: Only classified products are included in the calculation.
of missing data or zero trade.

TOP 5 MARKETS FOR MERCHANDISE EXPORTS (%) TOP 5 MARKETS FOR MERCHANDISE IMPORTS (%)
2006 % 2015 % 2006 % 2015 %
India 24 Saudi Arabia 32 United Arab Emirates 10 United Arab Emirates 11
China 23 Oman 17 Japan 9 China 11
Thailand 15 Somalia 7 Switzerland 8 Saudi Arabia 9
United States 6 Japan 5 China 7 Turkey 7
United Kingdom 6 United Arab Emirates 5 Kuwait 6 India 6
TOP 5 MERCHANDISE EXPORTS (%) TOP 5 MERCHANDISE IMPORTS (%)
2006 % 2015 % 2006 % 2015 %
Petroleum oils, crude 85 Fish, fresh, chilled, frozen 18 Petroleum products 21 Wheat, meslin, unmilled 12
Petroleum products 7 Passenger motor vehicles, excl. buses 11 Wheat, meslin, unmilled 6 Petroleum products 10
Fish, fresh, chilled, frozen 1 Fruit, nuts excl. oil nuts 9 Passenger motor vehicles, excl. buses 5 Passenger motor vehicles, excl. buses 6
Civil engineering equipment 1 Rotating electric plant 6 Tubes, pipes, etc., iron, steel 5 Rice 5
Crustaceans, molluscs, etc. 1 Parts, tractors, motor vehicles 5 Civil engineering equipment 3 Iron, steel bar, shapes, etc. 3
Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade

D. DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
INDICATOR 2006 2015 POVERTY INDICATORS INEQUALITY INDICATORS
Unemployment (% of total labour force) 15.7 18.1 Population (%) living below: Income (%) held by:
$1.90 a day (PPP) $3.10 a day (PPP) lowest 20% lowest 40%
Female labour force participation rate (%) 23.9 25.8
ODA (% of gross national income, 2006-2013) 1.6 3.0
Import duties collected (% of tax revenue) ... ...
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Total debt service (% of total exports) 2.9 18.8

Human Development Index (0-1) 0.48 0.48
Sources: ILO, ILOSTAT; OECD, DAC-CRS Aid Activities Database; WB, World Development Indicators;
UNDP, International Human Development Indicators
2006 2015 2006 2015 2006 2015 2006 2015
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE Source: WB, World Development Indicators

35.3% GDP PER CAPITA (constant 2011 international $)

35.5% 11.2% 9.8%
2006 2015 2006

53.3% 54.9% 2015

Agriculture, value added Industry, value added Services, etc., value added 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000
(% of GDP) (% of GDP) (% of GDP) Yemen LDCs
Source: WB, World Development Indicators Source: WB, World Development Indicators

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