Country
Yemen, Rep. YEM
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -0.4
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap0.3
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical39.2
GDELT · as of 2026-10-11 · coverage: bronze
Growth38.1
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity42.7
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance2.6
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Yemen, Rep. sovereign credibility, in brief
Yemen, Rep. scores 15.4 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 8 of 8 in Middle East & North Africa, the 13th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.4 points over the past seven days. CPI 26.5% (implicit target) — credibility severely compromised (15/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 8/8 in Middle East & North Africa · 13th percentile
Region avg 38.5 · best 62.3 · worst 15.4
Ranked either side
- Lebanon 23.0
- Iran, Islamic Rep. 15.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -16.5%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +7.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -7.7% | 2016-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | -1.3% | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 0.8% | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 115.5K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -2.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 15.9% | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 1.2 mo | 2016-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 56.1% | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 17.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 13.5% | 2014-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 33.5% | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $634 | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 36.3% | 2014-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -2.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
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