Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine
Palestine: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 90.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine stood at 90.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine peaked at 99.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2004.
That places Palestine 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -1.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 90.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 90.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 87.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 90.7% | 93.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- 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)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Palestine was 90.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2004.
- How does Palestine rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Palestine ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.