Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palestine
Palestine: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 71.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 71.8% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palestine peaked at 90.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 60th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 71.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 71.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 80.4% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 73.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.5% | 74.3% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Palestine?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palestine was 71.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Palestine ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.