Travel services in Palestine
Palestine: Travel services was 34.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Palestine, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Palestine is 34.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Palestine peaked at 75.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2024.
That places Palestine 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Travel services in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.4% | — |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +66.8% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -49.9% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -41.1% |
| 2025 | 34.2% | +66.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 34.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 34.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.7%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +66.8% | 45.1% | 75.3% |
| 2025 | +66.7% | 20.5% | 34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 41.4% | 55.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 45.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 40.5% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 20.5% | 72.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- 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 travel services in Palestine?
- Travel services in Palestine was 34.2% 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 75.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for travel services?
- Palestine ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 service imports, BoP). 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.