International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Palestine
Palestine: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 7.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Palestine, 1998–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Palestine stood at 7.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Palestine peaked at 16.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2006.
That places Palestine 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.8% | — |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -41.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +61.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -29.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 7.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 7.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.7%, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 5.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
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)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Palestine?
- International tourism, expenditures in Palestine was 7.0% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2006.
- How does Palestine rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Palestine ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.