Yemen - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Yemen was $3,331,222 as of 2019. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $229,862,000 in 2008 and ($8,564,000) in 2000.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1993 $202,333
1994 $2,440,909
1995 $400,685
1996 $8,195,484
1997 $5,085,190
1998 $4,004,451
1999 ($3,997,869)
2000 ($8,564,000)
2001 $14,613,000
2002 $28,093,000
2003 $48,898,000
2004 $21,552,000
2005 $23,640,000
2006 $9,250,000
2007 $39,490,000
2008 $229,862,000
2009 $71,878,000
2010 $71,257,000
2011 $57,847,000
2012 $8,516,000
2013 $5,390,000
2014 $11,587,000
2015 $4,429,000
2016 $787,000
2017 $5,601,000
2018 $3,605,667
2019 $3,331,222

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Yemen was 0.017 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 0.854 in 2008, while its lowest value was -0.089 in 2000.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1993 0.004
1994 0.059
1995 0.009
1996 0.142
1997 0.074
1998 0.063
1999 -0.052
2000 -0.089
2001 0.148
2002 0.263
2003 0.415
2004 0.155
2005 0.141
2006 0.049
2007 0.182
2008 0.854
2009 0.286
2010 0.231
2011 0.177
2012 0.024
2013 0.013
2014 0.027
2015 0.010
2016 0.003
2017 0.021
2018 0.017

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Yemen was $0 as of 2016. Over the past 11 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $517,842,900 in 2011 and ($1,554,630,000) in 2008.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
2005 $302,056,700
2006 ($1,120,970,000)
2007 ($917,300,000)
2008 ($1,554,630,000)
2009 ($129,200,000)
2010 ($188,641,800)
2011 $517,842,900
2012 $14,239,190
2013 $133,570,900
2014 $233,104,700
2015 $15,444,810
2016 $0

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Yemen was ($370,982,800) as of 2019. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,554,630,000 in 2008 and ($561,000,000) in 2016.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1990 ($130,900,000)
1991 $282,500,000
1992 $718,000,000
1993 $903,000,000
1994 $15,800,000
1995 ($217,700,000)
1996 ($60,100,000)
1997 ($138,500,000)
1998 ($219,400,000)
1999 ($307,600,000)
2000 $6,399,510
2001 $155,141,000
2002 $114,302,000
2003 ($89,107,000)
2004 $143,578,000
2005 ($302,056,700)
2006 $1,120,970,000
2007 $917,300,000
2008 $1,554,630,000
2009 $129,200,000
2010 $188,641,800
2011 ($517,842,900)
2012 ($14,239,190)
2013 ($133,570,900)
2014 ($233,104,700)
2015 ($15,444,810)
2016 ($561,000,000)
2017 ($269,850,000)
2018 ($282,098,300)
2019 ($370,982,800)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Yemen was -1.31 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.82 in 1993, while its lowest value was -5.11 in 1995.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1990 -2.32
1991 4.76
1992 11.11
1993 16.82
1994 0.38
1995 -5.11
1996 -1.04
1997 -2.03
1998 -3.47
1999 -4.03
2000 0.07
2001 1.57
2002 1.07
2003 -0.76
2004 1.03
2005 -1.80
2006 5.88
2007 4.24
2008 5.78
2009 0.51
2010 0.61
2011 -1.58
2012 -0.04
2013 -0.33
2014 -0.54
2015 -0.04
2016 -1.79
2017 -1.01
2018 -1.31

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments