Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Palestine
Palestine: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 32.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Palestine is 32.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Palestine peaked at 96.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2001.
Palestine ranks 112th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 96.2% | — |
| 1996 | 91.1% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 78.3% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -57.8% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -69.7% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +191.3% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -39.6% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +183.6% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +84.5% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | -36.9% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -41.5% |
| 2025 | 32.9% | +18.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 32.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 32.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.6%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +191.3% | 12.6% | 36.8% |
| 2007 | +183.6% | 15.1% | 42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 73.4% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 9.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 43.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 27.8% | 75.3% | 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 travel services in Palestine?
- Travel services in Palestine was 32.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for travel services?
- Palestine ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.