General government gross debt in % of GDP

69.7 (%) in 2021

In 2021, government debt (% of GDP) for Yemen was 69.7 %. Before government debt (% of GDP) of Yemen started to increase to reach a level of 69.7 % in 2021, it went through a trough reaching a low of 36.4 % in 2008.

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Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Date Value Change, %
2021 69.7 -16.94%
2020 84.0 9.71%
2019 76.5 2.66%
2018 74.5 -3.72%
2017 77.4 7.16%
2016 72.3 26.69%
2015 57.0 17.05%
2014 48.7 1.08%
2013 48.2 1.88%
2012 47.3 3.47%
2011 45.7 7.90%
2010 42.4