Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 90.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 90.3% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 339.0% on the previous year and up 632.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of peaked at 90.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2008.
That places Palestine, State of 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +339.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 90.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.3%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 90.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.2%, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +339.0% | 20.6% | 90.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 9.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 17.5% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 8 Saint Lucia 94.9% compare
- 9 Gambia 91.1% compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 90.7% compare
- 12 Slovakia 80.3% compare
- 13 Singapore 80.1% compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 79.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Palestine, State of
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of was 90.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2008.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Palestine, State of ranks 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 632.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).