West Bank and Gaza's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) was 7.29% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.71 percentage points from 6.57% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.29% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 6.78% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 6.57% | 2013 |
| Highest | 11.99% | 2004 |
| Lowest | 5.42% | 2021 |
| Average since 2014 | 6.68% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 11.99% | 2004 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, West Bank and Gaza's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) rose 0.47 percentage points on 2022 (from 6.81% to 7.29%).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2022), the average change was −0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.47 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.42 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.56 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, West Bank and Gaza had the 18th highest value of the 184 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | 7.29% | 2023 |
| World | 1.76% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 3.05% | 2023 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2023 ranking
- Tunisia — 14th of 184: 8.66%
- Greece — 15th of 184: 8.59%
- Mauritania — 16th of 184: 8.47%
- United Arab Emirates — 18th of 184: 6.61%
- Ethiopia — 19th of 184: 6.58%
- Tajikistan — 20th of 184: 5.86%
What this measures
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 20 values
| Year | Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.29 |
| 2022 | 6.81 |
| 2021 | 5.42 |
| 2020 | 5.82 |
| 2019 | 7.06 |
| 2018 | 6.78 |
| 2017 | 7.62 |
| 2016 | 5.98 |
| 2015 | 6.7 |
| 2014 | 7.36 |
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 4.4% (2023)
- Algeria — 3.9% (2023)
- Bahrain — 10.77% (2023)
- Djibouti — 1.42% (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 16.63% (2023)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 2.22% (2023)
- Iraq
More private sector & trade data for West Bank and Gaza
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 8.65% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$1.23 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 47.05% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 38.34% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 64.67% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$558.7 million (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service exports) — 2.43% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)?
- 7.29% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is down 4.7 percentage points from 11.99% in 2004. The highest value was 11.99% in 2004 and the lowest 5.42% in 2021.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 18th highest of 184 economies with data for 2023.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.R4.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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