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Banknotes. See also. References. Sources. External links. Yemeni rial. The rial ( Arabic: ريال يمني; sign: ﷼; abbreviation: YRl (singular) and YRls (plural) in Latin, [2] ,ر.ي in Arabic; ISO code: YER) is the official currency of the Republic of Yemen.
North Yemeni rial. This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. The rial or riyal was the currency of North Yemen, first the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, then the Yemen Arab Republic. It is the predecessor to the modern Yemeni rial .
This is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Yemen (since unification) at market prices estimated by the International Monetary Fund with figures in millions of Yemeni Rials.
Preliminary estimates suggest that the Yemen economy shrunk by 8.5% in 2020. Non-oil economic activity was affected by the COVID-19-induced slowdown in trade, dual taxation systems in the north and south, scarcity of inputs, and commodity price hikes.
In the last months of 2021, the Yemeni rial in the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG)-controlled areas reached its lowest-ever rate against the US dollar, with devastating effects on the purchasing power of the population.
Dec 21, 2021 · Food insecurity. widespread lack of access: due to conflict, poverty, floods, high food and fuel prices - between January and June 2021, the number of food insecure was projected to increase by nearly 3 million to 16.2 million people; out of these, an estimated 11 million people will likely be in "Crisis," 5 million in "Emergency," and the number of those in "Catastrophe" will likely increase ...
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A COVID-19 related global and regional economic slowdown may affect Yemen through reduced remittances from the GCC. Yemen continues to face significant risks of renewed macroeconomic volatility. Without stable sources of foreign exchange, the Yemeni rial is vulnerable to downward pressures.
