Yemen Exports 2023
Complete list of Yemen's 84 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.05B
Total exports (2023)
#160
Global export rank
84
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Yemen exported $1.05 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #160 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 84 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 89.5% of total export value. The leading export was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $264.91 million — 25.3% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
84 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | $293.83M | 28.02% |
| 2 | India | $216.27M | 20.62% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | $176.49M | 16.83% |
| 4 | Oman | $74.09M | 7.06% |
| 5 | Malaysia | $53.10M | 5.06% |
| 6 | Egypt | $37.82M | 3.61% |
| 7 | Nigeria | $25.86M | 2.47% |
| 8 | Thailand | $25.13M | 2.40% |
| 9 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $18.71M | 1.78% |
| 10 | China | $16.88M | 1.61% |
| 11 | Kuwait | $14.98M | 1.43% |
| 12 | Türkiye | $11.14M | 1.06% |
| 13 | Netherlands | $10.60M | 1.01% |
| 14 | Italy | $8.48M | 0.81% |
| 15 | Spain | $8.31M | 0.79% |
| 16 | USA | $6.78M | 0.65% |
| 17 | Bahrain | $6.61M | 0.63% |
| 18 | Indonesia | $6.06M | 0.58% |
| 19 | Japan | $5.83M | 0.56% |
| 20 | Qatar | $5.46M | 0.52% |
| 21 | France | $3.26M | 0.31% |
| 22 | Other Asia, nes | $2.93M | 0.28% |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | $2.60M | 0.25% |
| 24 | Chile | $2.22M | 0.21% |
| 25 | Ghana | $2.08M | 0.20% |
| 26 | Singapore | $1.83M | 0.17% |
| 27 | Ethiopia | $1.82M | 0.17% |
| 28 | Belgium | $1.37M | 0.13% |
| 29 | United Kingdom | $1.16M | 0.11% |
| 30 | Tunisia | $932,184 | 0.09% |
| 31 | Greece | $812,353 | 0.08% |
| 32 | Liberia | $807,393 | 0.08% |
| 33 | Portugal | $753,271 | 0.07% |
| 34 | Germany | $653,378 | 0.06% |
| 35 | Mozambique | $464,000 | 0.04% |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | $454,200 | 0.04% |
| 37 | Bulgaria | $448,986 | 0.04% |
| 38 | Senegal | $218,397 | 0.02% |
| 39 | Pakistan | $178,194 | 0.02% |
| 40 | Jordan | $175,235 | 0.02% |
| 41 | Canada | $175,182 | 0.02% |
| 42 | China, Macao SAR | $103,543 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Switzerland | $95,761 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Australia | $75,928 | 0.01% |
| 45 | Czechia | $69,420 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Fiji | $64,850 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Lebanon | $56,602 | 0.01% |
| 48 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $52,262 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Benin | $51,405 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Austria | $48,396 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Namibia | $48,077 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Central African Rep. | $45,881 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Myanmar | $45,450 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Uganda | $39,805 | 0.00% |
| 55 | South Africa | $30,697 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Dominican Rep. | $26,687 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Finland | $26,601 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Poland | $24,045 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Ireland | $23,053 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Slovenia | $16,932 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Norway | $16,492 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Togo | $14,467 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Slovakia | $12,216 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Kenya | $10,653 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Sweden | $10,270 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Gabon | $9,090 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Ukraine | $8,066 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Armenia | $7,418 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Guatemala | $6,820 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Iceland | $6,575 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Serbia | $3,662 | 0.00% |
| 72 | New Zealand | $3,562 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Brazil | $2,320 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $1,194 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | $300 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Argentina | $180 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Luxembourg | $172 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Morocco | $158 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Philippines | $84 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Estonia | $69 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Denmark | $56 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | $37 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Hungary | $25 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | $1 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $264.91M | 25.26% |
| 2 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $119.04M | 11.35% |
| 3 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen | $62.31M | 5.94% |
| 4 | 854810 | Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | $59.61M | 5.68% |
| 5 | 080450 | Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $40.57M | 3.87% |
| 6 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $37.70M | 3.59% |
| 7 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $33.53M | 3.20% |
| 8 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $30.94M | 2.95% |
| 9 | 030244 | Fish: fresh or chilled, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $26.06M | 2.48% |
| 10 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $25.99M | 2.48% |
| 11 | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $24.82M | 2.37% |
| 12 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $22.67M | 2.16% |
| 13 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $20.58M | 1.96% |
| 14 | 030245 | Fish: fresh or chilled, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $19.39M | 1.85% |
| 15 | 030742 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled | $13.86M | 1.32% |
| 16 | 391590 | Plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3915: waste, parings and scrap | $13.65M | 1.30% |
| 17 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $12.15M | 1.16% |
| 18 | 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $11.61M | 1.11% |
| 19 | 051191 | Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates: dead animals of chapter 03, unfit for human consumption | $11.23M | 1.07% |
| 20 | 030819 | Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | $11.19M | 1.07% |
| 21 | 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $10.11M | 0.96% |
| 22 | 410221 | Skins: raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on | $9.31M | 0.89% |
| 23 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $9.17M | 0.87% |
| 24 | 030571 | Fish: edible offal, shark fins | $9.04M | 0.86% |
| 25 | 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $7.99M | 0.76% |
| 26 | 720441 | Ferrous waste and scrap: turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles | $5.91M | 0.56% |
| 27 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $5.91M | 0.56% |
| 28 | 030289 | Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $5.87M | 0.56% |
| 29 | 080711 | Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | $5.58M | 0.53% |
| 30 | 030611 | Crustaceans: frozen, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $5.50M | 0.52% |
| 31 | 390769 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g | $5.16M | 0.49% |
| 32 | 780199 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | $4.31M | 0.41% |
| 33 | 030247 | Fish: fresh or chilled, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $3.97M | 0.38% |
| 34 | 160419 | Fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604 | $3.50M | 0.33% |
| 35 | 080719 | Fruit, edible: melons, other than watermelons, fresh | $3.43M | 0.33% |
| 36 | 040590 | Dairy produce: fats and oils derived from milk (other than butter or dairy spreads) | $3.12M | 0.30% |
| 37 | 970300 | Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material | $3.11M | 0.30% |
| 38 | 160420 | Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved | $3.05M | 0.29% |
| 39 | 150420 | Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils) | $2.84M | 0.27% |
| 40 | 150410 | Oils of fish: fish-liver oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.74M | 0.26% |
| 41 | 040900 | Honey: natural | $2.67M | 0.25% |
| 42 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $2.45M | 0.23% |
| 43 | 090190 | Coffee: husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion | $2.20M | 0.21% |
| 44 | 030359 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $2.17M | 0.21% |
| 45 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $2.10M | 0.20% |
| 46 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $2.06M | 0.20% |
| 47 | 740321 | Copper: copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought | $2.06M | 0.20% |
| 48 | 030281 | Fish: fresh or chilled, dogfish and other sharks, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $1.97M | 0.19% |
| 49 | 230120 | Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $1.89M | 0.18% |
| 50 | 030752 | Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen | $1.82M | 0.17% |
| 51 | 030612 | Crustaceans: frozen, lobsters (Homarus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $1.75M | 0.17% |
| 52 | 140490 | Vegetable products: n.e.c. in chapter 14 | $1.74M | 0.17% |
| 53 | 030349 | Fish: frozen, tuna, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.58M | 0.15% |
| 54 | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $1.54M | 0.15% |
| 55 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.51M | 0.14% |
| 56 | 030324 | Fish: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.48M | 0.14% |
| 57 | 070200 | Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $1.35M | 0.13% |
| 58 | 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.31M | 0.12% |
| 59 | 080620 | Fruit, edible: grapes, dried | $1.22M | 0.12% |
| 60 | 880320 | Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof | $1.15M | 0.11% |
| 61 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $1.13M | 0.11% |
| 62 | 151550 | Vegetable oils: sesame oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.12M | 0.11% |
| 63 | 030614 | Crustaceans: frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $1.10M | 0.10% |
| 64 | 790200 | Zinc: waste and scrap | $1.05M | 0.10% |
| 65 | 410120 | Raw hides and skins: whole, unsplit, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 16kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved | $1.03M | 0.10% |
| 66 | 710310 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $919,296 | 0.09% |
| 67 | 091099 | Spices: n.e.c. in heading no. 0910 | $900,905 | 0.09% |
| 68 | 120740 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $752,740 | 0.07% |
| 69 | 090112 | Coffee: decaffeinated, not roasted | $709,793 | 0.07% |
| 70 | 100829 | Cereals: millet, other than seed | $675,098 | 0.06% |
| 71 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $673,695 | 0.06% |
| 72 | 760320 | Aluminium: powders of lamellar structure, flakes | $668,818 | 0.06% |
| 73 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $659,770 | 0.06% |
| 74 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | $651,886 | 0.06% |
| 75 | 030619 | Crustaceans: frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0306.1, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water: including edible flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans | $651,577 | 0.06% |
| 76 | 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $645,057 | 0.06% |
| 77 | 080550 | Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $635,467 | 0.06% |
| 78 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $631,053 | 0.06% |
| 79 | 030353 | Fish: frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $611,581 | 0.06% |
| 80 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $552,196 | 0.05% |
| 81 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $528,119 | 0.05% |
| 82 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $514,351 | 0.05% |
| 83 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $508,091 | 0.05% |
| 84 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $501,597 | 0.05% |
| 85 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $500,843 | 0.05% |
| 86 | 841440 | Compressors: air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towing | $500,650 | 0.05% |
| 87 | 030579 | Fish: edible offal, other than shark fins, fish heads, tails and maws | $499,253 | 0.05% |
| 88 | 080310 | Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | $473,511 | 0.05% |
| 89 | 200551 | Vegetable preparations: beans, shelled, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $452,635 | 0.04% |
| 90 | 380892 | Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $418,160 | 0.04% |
| 91 | 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $417,157 | 0.04% |
| 92 | 740620 | Copper: powders of lamellar structure, flakes | $411,845 | 0.04% |
| 93 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $399,343 | 0.04% |
| 94 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $391,245 | 0.04% |
| 95 | 030232 | Fish: fresh or chilled, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $377,377 | 0.04% |
| 96 | 410190 | Hides and skins: other than whole, but including butts, bends and bellies, of bovine (including. buffalo) and equine animals, fresh, salted or preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared, whether or not dehaired or split | $368,847 | 0.04% |
| 97 | 090421 | Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $347,882 | 0.03% |
| 98 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $320,200 | 0.03% |
| 99 | 030759 | Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process | $318,824 | 0.03% |
| 100 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $316,661 | 0.03% |