West Bank and Gaza's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) was −US$4.83 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 7.29% from −US$4.51 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$4.83 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$4.78 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$4.51 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | −US$1.29 billion | 2002 |
| Lowest | −US$7.55 billion | 2022 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$5.55 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$1.91 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, West Bank and Gaza's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) fell US$330.42 million on 2024 (from −US$4.5 billion to −US$4.83 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was −US$89.46 million and a typical year strayed about US$706.02 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 US$2.62 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.52 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% 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 2025, West Bank and Gaza had the 91st highest value of the 136 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.
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2025 ranking
- Sudan — 87th of 136: −US$4.05 billion
- Montenegro — 88th of 136: −US$4.24 billion
- Jamaica — 89th of 136: −US$4.56 billion
- Latvia — 91st of 136: −US$4.84 billion
- Belarus — 92nd of 136: −US$5.48 billion
- Tajikistan — 93rd of 136: −US$5.5 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods is the difference between the exports and imports of goods. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 31 values
| Year | Net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4,833,651,881 |
| 2024 | -4,503,230,632 |
| 2023 | -7,121,091,901 |
| 2022 | -7,546,535,709 |
| 2021 | -6,023,996,039 |
| 2020 | -4,782,924,874 |
| 2019 | -5,518,485,043 |
| 2018 | -5,393,716,835 |
| 2017 | -4,986,251,628 |
| 2016 | -4,751,351,336 |
Net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — −US$5.1 billion (2020)
- Algeria — −US$17.41 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$3.08 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$41.45 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$43.08 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$20.97 billion (2025)
- Israel — −US$17.9 billion (2025)
- Jordan — −US$10.66 billion (2024)
- Kuwait — US$33.18 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — −US$12.84 billion (2023)
- Libya
More economic policy & debt data for West Bank and Gaza
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.08% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) — 7.21% (2024)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$101.69 million (2025)
- Net primary income (current US$, BoP) — US$1.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$4.83 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 153.22% from −US$1.91 billion in 1995. The highest value was −US$1.29 billion in 2002 and the lowest −US$7.55 billion in 2022.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 91st highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
- In 2025, West Bank and Gaza's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) fell US$330.42 million on 2024 (from −US$4.5 billion to −US$4.83 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was −US$89.46 million and a typical year strayed about US$706.02 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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