Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Palestine

Imports (% of GDP) in Palestine in 2025 — 53.53%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 138. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 18.38 pp.

2025 53.53% +0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 49of 138
Period maximum 78.75%1999
Period minimum 50.65%2013

Trend over time

1994–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Palestine, 1994–2025506070801994199820022006201020142018202220251994: 71.91%1995: 74.36%1996: 73.25%1997: 73.04%1998: 70.94%1999: 78.75%2000: 67.12%2001: 67.34%2002: 62.82%2003: 63.42%2004: 68.16%2005: 69.73%2006: 68.87%2007: 73.66%2008: 63.54%2009: 61.14%2010: 54.37%2011: 51.16%2012: 51.6%2013: 50.65%2014: 51.92%2015: 54.72%2016: 51.1%2017: 52.72%2018: 55.44%2019: 53.47%2020: 51.93%2021: 55.74%2022: 63.96%2023: 59.18%2024: 52.74%2025: 53.53%
Change over the period: −18.38 pp Annual average: -0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine

Palestine 53.53%
World 28.5%
Imports (% of GDP) — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.53 +0.8 pp
2024 52.74 −6.44 pp
2023 59.18 −4.78 pp
2022 63.96 +8.22 pp
2021 55.74 +3.81 pp
2020 51.93 −1.54 pp
2019 53.47 −1.97 pp
2018 55.44 +2.72 pp
2017 52.72 +1.63 pp
2016 51.1 −3.62 pp
2015 54.72 +2.8 pp
2014 51.92 +1.27 pp
2013 50.65 −0.95 pp
2012 51.6 +0.44 pp
2011 51.16 −3.21 pp
2010 54.37 −6.76 pp
2009 61.14 −2.41 pp
2008 63.54 −10.12 pp
2007 73.66 +4.79 pp
2006 68.87 −0.85 pp
2005 69.73 +1.57 pp
2004 68.16 +4.74 pp
2003 63.42 +0.6 pp
2002 62.82 −4.53 pp
2001 67.34 +0.22 pp
2000 67.12 −11.63 pp
1999 78.75 +7.81 pp
1998 70.94 −2.1 pp
1997 73.04 −0.21 pp
1996 73.25 −1.11 pp
1995 74.36 +2.45 pp
1994 71.91

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.