Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Palestine
Palestine: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Palestine, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Palestine stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 160.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Palestine peaked at 19.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2014.
That places Palestine 115th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -46.5% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +115.9% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 14.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +115.9% | 5.7% | 12.3% |
| 2007 | +47.5% | 13.0% | 19.2% |
| 2011 | -46.5% | 17.2% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 5.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Palestine?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Palestine was 14.8% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Palestine ranks 115th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.