Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Palestine
Palestine: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Transport services in Palestine, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Palestine stood at 2.4%.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Palestine peaked at 7.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1995.
That places Palestine 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3% | — |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +177.0% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +142.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -37.0% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +434.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -72.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -42.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +119.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +74.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -62.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +41.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +94.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +36.9% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +35.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +434.4% | 1.4% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 transport services in Palestine?
- Transport services in Palestine was 2.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- How does Palestine rank for transport services?
- Palestine ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.