Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Palestine
Palestine: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 64.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Palestine, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Palestine is 64.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Palestine peaked at 87.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1995.
That places Palestine 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.5% | — |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +128.4% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -30.1% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +262.6% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +252.9% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +30.9% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -53.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +143.1% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -66.3% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +47.3% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +118.8% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | -8.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 64.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 64.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +262.6% | 5.6% | 20.3% |
| 2000 | +252.9% | 19.0% | 66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 3.5% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 36.5% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 10.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 23.4% | 70.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Palestine?
- Computer, communications and other services in Palestine was 64.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1995.
- How does Palestine rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Palestine ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.