Palestine: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Palestine

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value -5.38
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1995 - 2024
 Average -4.19
 Min - Max -8.72 - -1.76
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is -5.38 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from -8.22 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.57 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Palestine from 1995 to 2024 is -4.19 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -8.72 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of -1.76 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2002. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Palestine: Trade balance, in dollars
 2024 -5.38
 2023 -8.22
 2022 -8.72
 2021 -6.95
 2020 -5.68
 2019 -6.50
 2018 -6.43
 2017 -5.97




Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Terms of trade 81.40 2024 percent
 Trade openness 74.76 2025 percent
 Exports, percent of GDP 21.23 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 3.64 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -8.34 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 53.53 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 9.19 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.92 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.16 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -84.54 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -15.82 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars -2.72 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -32.30 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -5.38 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 1.83 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 5.37 2024 percent
 Remittances 693.29 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 461.79 2025 million USD
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