Transport services in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Transport services was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Transport services in Palestine, State of, 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, State of 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, State of peaked at 7.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1995.
That places Palestine, State of 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 in Palestine, State of, 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, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 2.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.4%, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services in Palestine, State of 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, State of
More private sector data for Palestine, State of
- 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 transport services in Palestine, State of?
- Transport services in Palestine, State of 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, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for transport services?
- Palestine, State of ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.