ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Palestine
Palestine: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
ICT goods imports in Palestine, 2007–2023
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 3.3% for ict goods imports in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Palestine peaked at 4.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2008.
That places Palestine 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.3% | — |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +7.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 3.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 3.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.8%, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More infrastructure data for Palestine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.15 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 383,653 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.09 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 383,653 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8031 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Palestine?
- Ict goods imports in Palestine was 3.3% in 2023, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- How does Palestine rank for ict goods imports?
- Palestine ranks 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).