Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Palestine
Palestine: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 47.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Palestine, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 47.1% for transport services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Palestine peaked at 47.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 44th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.2% | — |
| 1996 | 27.3% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | -46.6% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -42.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +43.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +44.4% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +96.7% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | +12.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 47.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 47.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.6%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 14.1% | 28.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 12.6% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 14.8% | 47.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Palestine?
- Transport services in Palestine was 47.1% 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 47.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for transport services?
- Palestine ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.