West Bank and Gaza - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 6.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 7.58 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.66 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 1.66
2001 1.81
2002 2.05
2003 2.54
2004 2.74
2005 2.58
2006 2.42
2007 2.49
2008 2.30
2009 2.55
2010 3.27
2011 3.71
2012 3.98
2013 4.16
2014 4.82
2015 6.56
2016 5.96
2017 6.12
2018 6.65
2019 7.58
2020 6.10

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 73.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.24 in 2001, while its lowest value was 72.96 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 89.32
2001 90.24
2002 88.72
2003 85.51
2004 86.25
2005 84.37
2006 86.52
2007 87.66
2008 90.06
2009 87.06
2010 86.15
2011 85.28
2012 85.40
2013 84.21
2014 83.40
2015 77.37
2016 75.97
2017 74.72
2018 74.09
2019 72.96
2020 73.80

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 22.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 22.39 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.66 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 8.64
2001 7.66
2002 8.91
2003 11.73
2004 10.86
2005 12.88
2006 10.93
2007 9.90
2008 7.70
2009 10.61
2010 11.07
2011 11.75
2012 11.66
2013 13.07
2014 13.72
2015 18.43
2016 20.14
2017 21.42
2018 21.38
2019 21.38
2020 22.39

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 8.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 8.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.84 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 4.12
2001 2.84
2002 3.20
2003 4.18
2004 4.29
2005 6.40
2006 5.12
2007 5.76
2008 3.91
2009 5.17
2010 5.06
2011 5.08
2012 4.94
2013 5.36
2014 5.68
2015 7.90
2016 7.96
2017 8.17
2018 7.43
2019 7.64
2020 8.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 11.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 11.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.58 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 3.55
2001 3.54
2002 4.39
2003 6.12
2004 5.25
2005 5.10
2006 4.30
2007 3.02
2008 2.58
2009 3.45
2010 4.91
2011 5.19
2012 5.25
2013 6.18
2014 6.53
2015 8.47
2016 10.26
2017 11.42
2018 11.77
2019 11.43
2020 11.94

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 1.06 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.34 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.34
2001 0.52
2002 0.49
2003 0.58
2004 0.59
2005 0.59
2006 0.80
2007 0.58
2008 0.70
2009 0.71
2010 0.41
2011 0.75
2012 0.71
2013 0.81
2014 0.69
2015 1.06
2016 0.86
2017 0.76
2018 0.82
2019 0.92
2020 0.86

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 3.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 5.66 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.62 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 1.62
2001 1.79
2002 2.04
2003 2.53
2004 2.70
2005 2.56
2006 2.34
2007 2.31
2008 2.13
2009 2.32
2010 2.68
2011 2.85
2012 2.84
2013 2.63
2014 2.78
2015 4.04
2016 3.72
2017 3.85
2018 4.52
2019 5.66
2020 3.81

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 1.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 1.11 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.53
2001 0.51
2002 0.67
2003 0.59
2004 0.56
2005 0.60
2006 0.55
2007 0.47
2008 0.40
2009 0.48
2010 0.54
2011 0.54
2012 0.56
2013 0.52
2014 0.56
2015 0.75
2016 0.81
2017 0.86
2018 1.10
2019 1.11
2020 1.09

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.271 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.808 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.064 in 2007.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.094
2001 0.245
2002 0.156
2003 0.253
2004 0.178
2005 0.181
2006 0.165
2007 0.064
2008 0.115
2009 0.808
2010 0.151
2011 0.186
2012 0.196
2013 0.207
2014 0.254
2015 0.249
2016 0.245
2017 0.214
2018 0.261
2019 0.277
2020 0.271

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.001 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.430 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 0.430
2001 0.304
2002 0.335
2003 0.241
2004 0.192
2005 0.199
2006 0.207
2007 0.125
2008 0.105
2009 0.006
2010 0.097
2011 0.108
2012 0.101
2013 0.088
2014 0.107
2015 0.163
2016 0.172
2017 0.015
2018 0.008
2019 0.002
2020 0.001

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in West Bank and Gaza was $4,589,523,000 as of 2020. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,612,176,000 in 2019 and $1,518,043,000 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 $2,388,310,000
2001 $2,036,188,000
2002 $1,518,043,000
2003 $1,802,810,000
2004 $2,376,736,000
2005 $2,671,241,000
2006 $2,762,855,000
2007 $3,146,195,000
2008 $3,573,862,000
2009 $3,606,175,000
2010 $3,964,437,000
2011 $4,744,194,000
2012 $4,704,387,000
2013 $5,171,627,000
2014 $5,691,706,000
2015 $5,233,288,000
2016 $5,371,796,000
2017 $5,851,769,000
2018 $6,537,205,000
2019 $6,612,176,000
2020 $4,589,523,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in West Bank and Gaza was 3.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 5.66 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.62 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 1.62
2001 1.79
2002 2.04
2003 2.53
2004 2.70
2005 2.56
2006 2.34
2007 2.31
2008 2.13
2009 2.32
2010 2.68
2011 2.85
2012 2.84
2013 2.63
2014 2.78
2015 4.04
2016 3.72
2017 3.85
2018 4.52
2019 5.66
2020 3.81

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports