Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square in Palestine
Palestine: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square was 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in Palestine peaked at 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 262,968 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 52nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square in Palestine, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 604,214 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 442,012 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 262,968 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2003 | 363,012 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 516,030 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 466,832 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 470,510 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 545,407 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 575,776 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 598,133 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 657,560 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 786,985 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 780,289 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 857,782 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 944,053 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 868,012 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 890,988 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 971,909 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | -26.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60,884 current US$ per square kilometre, 18.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 157,671 current US$ per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 484,489 current US$ per square kilometre | 262,968 current US$ per square kilometre | 604,214 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 894,177 current US$ per square kilometre | 657,560 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 49 Portugal 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Poland 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brunei 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 54 American Samoa 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 55 Vietnam 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in Palestine?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per in Palestine was 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,968 current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
- Palestine ranks 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.