Foreign debt rose 0.266% to USD 7,055 bil in Yemen in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Yemen reached an all time high of USD 7,723 bil in 2014 and an all time low of USD 48.8 bil in 1971.
Yemen has been ranked 69th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Djibouti | USD bil | 1,227 | 1,702 | 2,267 | 2,321 | 2,553 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | USD bil | 873 | 797 | 821 | 791 | 772 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 20,443 | 23,396 | 26,170 | 27,842 | 28,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD bil | 6,456 | 6,058 | 6,819 | 5,774 | 4,855 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,127 | 23,359 | 28,103 | 27,790 | 27,468 | ||
| Jordan | USD bil | 25,598 | 27,110 | 30,051 | 31,925 | 33,482 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Somalia | USD bil | 2,771 | 2,745 | 2,834 | 5,558 | 5,621 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,598 | 21,292 | 21,909 | 21,738 | 22,476 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,299 | 7,063 | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 |
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