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Yemen
The internationally recognised government introduced a biometric ID card in December 2024, mandatory in areas it controls, while Houthi-held areas reject it. No CBDC work was found.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Yemen
- Program
- Biometric national ID card (smart chip)
- Status
- No government digital ID
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
Per the Sana'a Center (April-June 2026) the Interior Ministry project uses facial and fingerprint recognition, is mandatory in government-controlled areas and is needed for passports. Houthi authorities warn against it and some telecoms refuse it. Critics cite data stored abroad and no data-protection framework.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- No known work
No public CBDC work found as of Oct 2026.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2024-12Rolling it out
The Interior Ministry launched the biometric ID card project. Sana'a Center ↗
UN and WHO
How Yemen has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Signed, not ratified
- SDG Index 2026
- 47.8 · rank 164 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 1
Paris Agreement signatory, not ratified.
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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