West Bank and Gaza's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) was 10.98% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.82 percentage points from 4.16% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10.98% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 6.65% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.16% | 2013 |
| Highest | 10.98% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 2.17% | 2008 |
| Average since 2014 | 7.37% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 5.24% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, West Bank and Gaza's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) rose 0.42 percentage points on 2022 (from 10.56% to 10.98%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.9 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 2.6 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.23 percentage points in 2007. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.58 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 11.62% for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.6%, against 3.34% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2023, West Bank and Gaza had the 41st highest value of the 191 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 | 10.98% | 2023 |
| World | 5.46% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 15.68% | 2023 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2023 ranking
- Tunisia — 38th of 191: 12.2%
- Japan — 39th of 191: 12.01%
- South Africa — 40th of 191: 11.58%
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 42nd of 191: 10.94%
- Namibia — 43rd of 191: 10.93%
- Sierra Leone — 44th of 191: 10.91%
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.98 |
| 2022 | 10.56 |
| 2021 | 7.96 |
| 2020 | 6.49 |
| 2019 | 7.58 |
| 2018 | 6.65 |
| 2017 | 6.12 |
| 2016 | 5.97 |
| 2015 | 6.57 |
| 2014 | 4.83 |
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 2.95% (2023)
- Algeria — 8.69% (2023)
- Bahrain — 19.64% (2023)
- Djibouti — 28.16% (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 16.14% (2023)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 30.34% (2023)
- Iraq — 8.71% (2023)
- Israel
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)?
- 10.98% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.AL.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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