Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Palestine
Palestine: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 45.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 45.9% for manufactures imports in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Palestine peaked at 53.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2008.
Palestine ranks 180th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +2.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 45.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 45.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +26.6% | 34.3% | 43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 34.3% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 41.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 44.8% | 49.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (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)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Palestine?
- Manufactures imports in Palestine was 45.9% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2008.
- How does Palestine rank for manufactures imports?
- Palestine ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.