Palestine: Trade balance, percent of GDP

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 Palestine

Trade balance as percent of GDP

 Latest value -47.27
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1994 - 2023
 Average -46.54
 Min - Max -61.15 - -35.03
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is -47.27 percent, a decline from -45.52 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is -3.03 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Palestine from 1994 to 2023 is -46.54 percent. The minimum value, -61.15 percent, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of -35.03 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Palestine - Trade balance, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

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Palestine - Trade balance, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1994-2023




The trade balance for Palestine and other countries is calculated as the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services, as percent of GDP. A positive number means trade surplus and a negative number means trade deficit.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

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 Trade openness 86.52 2023 percent
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 Exports, billion dollars 3.41 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 5.71 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 66.89 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 11.64 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.60 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.23 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -53.00 2022 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -15.00 2022 percent
 Current account, in dollars -2.04 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -47.27 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -8.72 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 1.32 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 21.84 2023 percent
 Remittances 3,800.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 791.81 2022 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 1.32 12/2023 billion
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