Share of imports that come from China in Palestine
Palestine: Share of imports that come from China was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of imports that come from China in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Palestine is 4.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Palestine peaked at 8.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +42.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -72.6% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +107.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 4.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 4.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +107.5% | 2.3% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 2.3% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -123.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Palestine?
- Share of imports that come from china in Palestine was 4.8% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Palestine ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.