Ores and metals imports in Palestine
Palestine: Ores and metals imports was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals imports in Palestine stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Palestine peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 99th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -15.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.2%, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More energy & mining data for Palestine
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 14.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Palestine?
- Ores and metals imports in Palestine was 1.5% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for ores and metals imports?
- Palestine ranks 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.