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The key indicators at a glance
Current exchange rate
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Old Notes - Sana'a
USD / YER
533
New Notes - Aden
USD / YER
1,565
Food Basket Price
Sunday, December 22, 2024 | Saturday, August 22, 2026
Old Notes - Sana'a
43,300
New Notes - Aden
130,366
Food and Fuel Import - Monthly Volumes
Saturday, August 01, 2026 | Saturday, August 01, 2026
Fuel Import (MT)
33,049
Food Import (MT)
500,470
Number of
Monitoring Events
September 06, 2026
5,267
Unofficial exchange rates sourced from
YemenSul, Telegram.
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Cost Driver Monitoring Tool

This page features a Historic tool and a Modelling tool to help users understand the economic factors affecting the cost of goods and services in Yemen. The Historic tool allows users to view past data, while the Modelling tool allows users to create projections and model different scenarios.

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Historic Tool

Modelling Tool

The Historic Cost Driver Monitoring Tool presents key commodity prices in Yemen, both for de-facto authority (DFA) (also knows as the Houthis) and the internationally Recognised Government (IRG) areas. Several cost driver are presentated and make up the overall commodity consumer price . The key commodities analysed by the tool are diesel, petrol and wheat

The main cost drivers are:

  • International Price
  • Exchange Rate
  • Domestic Price
  • Transportation Cost
  • Storage Cost
  • Wholesale Price
  • Consumer Price

Select a time period

Select a geography

Select a currency

Select a commodity

Int'l purchase price

Voyage cost

DFA fees and taxes

IRG fees and taxes

Insurance and fees

Overland distribution cost

Other distribution costs
and profit

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Time (Month) Unit Disruption at Al Ho-Deidah Port Consumer Price International Purchase Price Voyage Cost Insurance and Fees DFA Fees and Taxes IRG Fees and Taxes Overland Dist. Cost Other Dist. Costs and Profit

The Cost Driver Modelling Tool presents actual (current) and modelled commodity prices in Yemen both for de-facto authority (DFA) areas (also known as the Hounthis) and the Internationally Recognised Government (IRG) areas.

The tool allows the user to adjust key cost driver values to see how changes would likely effect the overall commodity cost to the consumer . Several cost drivers are presented and make up the overall commodity consumer price. The key commodities analysed are diesel, petrol and wheat .

The adjustable cost drivers include

  • International commodity price
  • Red Sea war risk insurance
  • Black Sea war risk insurance percentage

Select a commodity price comparison date

Select a geography

Select a currency

Select a commodity

Cost Driver Actual Cost Driver Values Modelled Cost Driver Values
1. Selling price ()
2. Int'l purchase price ()
0
3. War Risk Insurance Red Sea (%)
0
4. War Risk Insurance Red per vessel ()
5. War Risk Insurance Red Sea ()
6. War Risk Insurance Black Sea (%)
7. War Risk Insurance Black per vessel ()
8. War Risk Insurance Black Sea ()
9. Suez Canal southbound dues
10. Suez Canal northbound dues
11. Voyage cost
12. DFA fees and taxes
13. IRG fees and taxes
14. Overland distribution cost
15. Other distribution costs and profit
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Actual Diesel Price ()
Modelled Diesel Price ()
+4%
Actual and Modelled Diesel Price Comparison

Int'l purchase price

War risk insurance Red Sea

War risk insurance Black Sea

Suez Canal southbound dues

Suez Canal northbound dues

DFA fees and taxes

IRG fees and taxes

Overland distribution cost

Other distribution cost/profits