Food exports in Palestine
Palestine: Food exports was 21.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 21.4% for food exports in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Palestine peaked at 27.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2011.
Palestine ranks 84th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food exports in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -44.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +57.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -39.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +8.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 21.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 21.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.7%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 12.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 12.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (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)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Palestine?
- Food exports in Palestine was 21.4% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2011.
- How does Palestine rank for food exports?
- Palestine ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.