Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine
Palestine: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 2.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.2% on the previous year and up 340.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine peaked at 2.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Palestine ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -79.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -73.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +312.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +62.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +85.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +90.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +45.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.5%, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +312.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Palestine was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Palestine rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Palestine ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.