Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Palestine
Palestine: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 7.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Palestine peaked at 11.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2008.
That places Palestine 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +59.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -26.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 7.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Palestine?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Palestine was 7.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- How does Palestine rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Palestine ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region 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.