Computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Computer, communications and other services was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of stood at 8.6%.
The figure is down 70.4% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of peaked at 32.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2019.
Palestine, State of ranks 186th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.4% | — |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +69.1% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -58.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +144.1% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +19.9% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | -70.4% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 8.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.1%, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 8.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.2%, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +144.1% | 10.0% | 24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 18.3% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 13.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 8.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 8.6% | 29.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More private sector data for Palestine, State of
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 227.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of?
- Computer, communications and other services in Palestine, State of was 8.6% 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, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2019.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Palestine, State of ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.