Yemen's citizens grapple with soaring prices and unpaid wages amid ongoing war
Across Aden, Marib and Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemenis face soaring living costs, irregular salaries and a fragmented banking system that hampers money transfers.
Yemen's protracted conflict has pushed ordinary citizens into a secondary crisis of unaffordable living standards. In Aden, government employees receive salaries that fall short of covering essential costs, prompting shoppers to buy smaller quantities and rely on credit. Marib's influx of displaced people strains housing and services, while officials report that most of their pay is consumed by rent and basic needs.
Houthi-controlled Sanaa experiences similar hardship, with many public workers going months without regular pay and private businesses facing high fees and limited employment. The split monetary system and restricted banknote circulation further complicate domestic and remittance flows, leaving families to cut back on food, medicine and other necessities.
Why it matters
The worsening economic hardship deepens Yemen's humanitarian crisis and threatens stability across the country.
How this story developed
- Oct 5 Yemeni government troops capture key positions on Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Oct 6 Turkey and Pakistan have moved forces to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement after an emergency meeting in Riyadh.
- Oct 7 Government‑aligned troops announced the seizure of the highest summit in Jabal Habashi district, Taiz.
- Oct 7 Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmud was appointed the pact’s inaugural secretary‑general.
- Oct 9 Latest statements shift the focus from reported troop deployments to an assessment of defensive equipment assistance.
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