Two-way investment brief

Australia–Yemen

Yemen was Australia’s 59th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$601 m; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Yemen was the world’s 129th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2019 ($3 m, World Bank).

Data (CSV)Yemen global profile

Yemen direct investment in Australia

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Total Yemen investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Yemen

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Total Australian investment in Yemen

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Yemen

Yemen in Australia
Australia in Yemen

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Yemen’s investment in Australia by type

Direct investment
Portfolio investment
Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

Yemen → Australia
Australia → Yemen

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Yemen trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$601 m

59th largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Yemen, 2025

A$601 m

12 months to July 2026: A$749 m

Goods imports from Yemen, 2025

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12 months to July 2026: A$0 k

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —

Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

Exports to Yemen
Imports from Yemen

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

Exports to Yemen
Imports from Yemen

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Yemen’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook	2024	2025	2026forecast	2027forecast	2028forecast
Real GDP growth	−1.5%	−0.5%	0.5%	1.5%	2.5%
Inflation	26.6%	21.4%	26.5%	18.7%	16.8%
Current account, % GDP	−10.7%	−6.7%	−8.1%	−8.0%	−8.0%
Fiscal balance, % GDP	0.1%	−3.5%	−1.2%	−0.9%	0.2%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Yemen: —
New Australian FDI in Yemen: —
Direct investment income paid to investors: —
Direct investment income earned by Australians: —

Yemen globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2019: $3 m · 129th
FDI inflows, 2019: −$371 m
GDP, 2018: $21.6 bn
Region · income: Middle East & North Africa · Low income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.