CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : Republic of Yemen

Capital : Sana’a

Area : 527,970 km²

Population : 22,230,531 (July 2007)

Density : 42 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 3.461% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 46.3% - 15-64 years : 51.1% - 65 years and over : 2.6%

Life expectancy at birth : 62.52 years

Labour force : 6.316 million

Gross Domestic Product : US$52.61 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : 3.2% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 12.4% - industry : 40.9% - services : 46.7%

GDP – per capita : US$2,400 (2007)

Budget : revenues : US$7.902 billion - expenditures : US$8.167 billion (2007)

Industries : crude oil production and petroleum refining, textiles and leather goods, food processing, cement, handicrafts

Industrial production growth rate : 3.2% (2007)

Land use : arable land : 2.91% - permanent crops : 0.25% - other : 96.84%

Agricultural products : grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton, dairy products, livestock, poultry, fish

Exports : US$7.586 billion (2007)

Exports – commodities : crude oil, coffee, fish

Exports – partners : China (31.4%), India (17.4%), Thailand (16.7%), South Korea (7%), US (6.7%), UAE (4.1%) (2006)

Imports : US$6.592 billion (2007)

Imports – commodities : food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals

Imports – partners : UAE (16.4%), China (12.8%), Saudi Arabia (7.7%), Kuwait (5.8%), Brazil (4.5%), Malaysia (4.2%), US (4%) (2006)

Current account balance : US$178 million (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold : US$7.871 billion (31 December 2007)

External debt : US$6.122 billion (31 December 2007)