Middle East
Yemen
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Yemen's #7 import source (world lens). Yemen is the EU's #157 goods supplier.
Yemen on the world stage
Total imports
$3.1bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$602m
121 partners
#1 import source
United Arab Emirates
15.0%
#1 export dest.
Saudi Arabia
57.7%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Yemen and the EU
EU imports from
€41m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€508m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #157 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 12.46
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
–
EUR/MWh
Consumer
–
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
586
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
Split state systems (war)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ministry of Electricity and Energy
Civil war has split the country and grid between Houthi-controlled north (Sanaa) and government south (Aden). Pre-war capacity severely degraded. Population relies on private generators and solar panels.
Tracked infrastructure
5 gas plants
600 MW · 4 building
2 solar farms
140 MW
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
18.3
→ 24.1 by 2050
Fertility
4.5
above replacement
Working-age
56.3%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
4.5
→ 8.1 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 40.6M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +75% (71M)