West Bank and Gaza - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in West Bank and Gaza was $8,065,268,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $9,161,266,000 in 2019 and $2,233,644,000 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 $2,789,400,000
1996 $3,333,600,000
1997 $3,561,700,000
1998 $3,344,786,000
1999 $3,566,976,000
2000 $2,895,369,000
2001 $2,696,172,000
2002 $2,233,644,000
2003 $2,516,382,000
2004 $3,137,414,000
2005 $3,573,916,000
2006 $3,683,360,000
2007 $4,284,069,000
2008 $4,645,295,000
2009 $4,943,196,000
2010 $5,264,317,000
2011 $5,723,146,000
2012 $6,300,192,000
2013 $6,845,882,000
2014 $7,263,032,000
2015 $7,645,459,000
2016 $7,871,588,000
2017 $8,503,410,000
2018 $9,023,749,000
2019 $9,161,266,000
2020 $8,065,268,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in West Bank and Gaza was $7,948,500,000 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $9,161,700,000 in 2019 and $2,044,700,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1994 $2,044,700,000
1995 $2,441,200,000
1996 $2,497,700,000
1997 $2,746,200,000
1998 $2,885,600,000
1999 $3,363,500,000
2000 $2,895,400,000
2001 $2,696,200,000
2002 $2,233,600,000
2003 $2,516,400,000
2004 $3,137,400,000
2005 $3,573,900,000
2006 $3,683,400,000
2007 $4,284,100,000
2008 $4,645,300,000
2009 $4,943,200,000
2010 $5,264,300,000
2011 $5,723,200,000
2012 $6,299,900,000
2013 $6,845,800,000
2014 $7,263,000,000
2015 $7,645,500,000
2016 $7,871,500,000
2017 $8,503,400,000
2018 $9,023,700,000
2019 $9,161,700,000
2020 $7,948,500,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in West Bank and Gaza was 7,948,500,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,161,700,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,044,700,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1994 2,044,700,000
1995 2,441,200,000
1996 2,497,700,000
1997 2,746,200,000
1998 2,885,600,000
1999 3,363,500,000
2000 2,895,400,000
2001 2,696,200,000
2002 2,233,600,000
2003 2,516,400,000
2004 3,137,400,000
2005 3,573,900,000
2006 3,683,400,000
2007 4,284,100,000
2008 4,645,300,000
2009 4,943,200,000
2010 5,264,300,000
2011 5,723,200,000
2012 6,299,900,000
2013 6,845,800,000
2014 7,263,000,000
2015 7,645,500,000
2016 7,871,500,000
2017 8,503,400,000
2018 9,023,700,000
2019 9,161,700,000
2020 7,948,500,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in West Bank and Gaza was 7,084,700,000 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 8,376,100,000 in 2019 and 3,441,571,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1994 3,441,571,000
1995 3,757,314,000
1996 3,684,651,000
1997 4,125,030,000
1998 4,498,447,000
1999 5,459,201,000
2000 4,933,776,000
2001 4,364,199,000
2002 3,793,483,000
2003 4,351,981,000
2004 5,111,524,000
2005 5,696,415,000
2006 5,492,110,000
2007 5,384,256,000
2008 5,696,415,000
2009 6,203,592,000
2010 5,791,236,000
2011 6,168,400,000
2012 7,057,600,000
2013 6,660,800,000
2014 6,929,400,000
2015 7,645,500,000
2016 7,796,300,000
2017 7,901,500,000
2018 8,256,800,000
2019 8,376,100,000
2020 7,084,700,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in West Bank and Gaza was -15.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.36 in 1999 and a minimum value of -15.42 in 2020.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 9.17
1996 -1.93
1997 11.95
1998 9.05
1999 21.36
2000 -9.62
2001 -11.54
2002 -13.08
2003 14.72
2004 17.45
2005 11.44
2006 -3.59
2007 -1.96
2008 5.80
2009 8.90
2010 -6.65
2011 6.51
2012 14.42
2013 -5.62
2014 4.03
2015 10.33
2016 1.97
2017 1.35
2018 4.50
2019 1.44
2020 -15.42

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in West Bank and Gaza was 7,084,700,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,376,100,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,441,571,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1994 3,441,571,000
1995 3,757,314,000
1996 3,684,651,000
1997 4,125,030,000
1998 4,498,447,000
1999 5,459,201,000
2000 4,933,776,000
2001 4,364,199,000
2002 3,793,483,000
2003 4,351,981,000
2004 5,111,524,000
2005 5,696,415,000
2006 5,492,110,000
2007 5,384,256,000
2008 5,696,415,000
2009 6,203,592,000
2010 5,791,236,000
2011 6,168,400,000
2012 7,057,600,000
2013 6,660,800,000
2014 6,929,400,000
2015 7,645,500,000
2016 7,796,300,000
2017 7,901,500,000
2018 8,256,800,000
2019 8,376,100,000
2020 7,084,700,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in West Bank and Gaza was 51.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 78.75 in 1999, while its lowest value was 50.65 in 2013.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1994 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 51.60
2013 50.65
2014 51.92
2015 54.72
2016 51.10
2017 52.72
2018 55.44
2019 53.47
2020 51.08

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments