Yemen — Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2021 · 21 observations

About this series

Combined government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The combined government tax revenue reading for Yemen was 2.51% of GDP in 2021. The previous reading was 4.35% of GDP in 2020; the period change was −1.83 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 5.7% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2012–2021

PeriodValue
20212.51 % of GDP
20204.35 % of GDP
20193.97 % of GDP
20182.9 % of GDP
20171.22 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2012
20168.67 % of GDP
20158.27 % of GDP
20148.21 % of GDP
20138.39 % of GDP
20128.52 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.