State of Palestine (PSE)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$1.52B

Imports

$8.27B

Total trade

$9.79B

Trade balance

-$6.75B

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State of Palestine - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

Israel (ISR)

Total

58.4%

Exports

84.0%

$1.28B

Imports

53.6%

$4.44B

Total

58.4%

$5.71B

Rank #2

China (CHN)

Total

7.2%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

8.5%

$701.96M

Total

7.2%

$701.96M

Rank #3

Türkiye (TUR)

Total

6.1%

Exports

1.5%

$22.33M

Imports

7.0%

$575.62M

Total

6.1%

$597.95M

Rank #4

Jordan (JOR)

Total

4.9%

Exports

6.9%

$105.17M

Imports

4.5%

$374.44M

Total

4.9%

$479.60M

Rank #5

Germany (DEU)

Total

2.2%

Exports

0.3%

$4.55M

Imports

2.6%

$211.37M

Total

2.2%

$215.92M

Rank #6

Switzerland (CHE)

Total

2.0%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.4%

$196.19M

Total

2.0%

$196.19M

Rank #7

Egypt (EGY)

Total

1.7%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.0%

$165.37M

Total

1.7%

$165.37M

Rank #8

India (IND)

Total

1.5%

Exports

0.1%

$1.37M

Imports

1.7%

$144.23M

Total

1.5%

$145.60M

Rank #9

Italy (ITA)

Total

1.4%

Exports

0.1%

$1.97M

Imports

1.6%

$130.51M

Total

1.4%

$132.48M

Rank #10

USA (USA)

Total

1.2%

Exports

1.4%

$20.84M

Imports

1.2%

$95.15M

Total

1.2%

$115.99M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	Israel (ISR)	84.0% $1.28B	53.6% $4.44B	58.4% $5.71B
2	China (CHN)	0.0% $0	8.5% $701.96M	7.2% $701.96M
3	Türkiye (TUR)	1.5% $22.33M	7.0% $575.62M	6.1% $597.95M
4	Jordan (JOR)	6.9% $105.17M	4.5% $374.44M	4.9% $479.60M
5	Germany (DEU)	0.3% $4.55M	2.6% $211.37M	2.2% $215.92M
6	Switzerland (CHE)	0.0% $0	2.4% $196.19M	2.0% $196.19M
7	Egypt (EGY)	0.0% $0	2.0% $165.37M	1.7% $165.37M
8	India (IND)	0.1% $1.37M	1.7% $144.23M	1.5% $145.60M
9	Italy (ITA)	0.1% $1.97M	1.6% $130.51M	1.4% $132.48M
10	USA (USA)	1.4% $20.84M	1.2% $95.15M	1.2% $115.99M

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Total trade in 2024 amounted to $9.8B, with exports of $1.5B and imports of $8.3B.
Globally, the State of Palestine ranked 148th in total trade, 150th in exports, and 141st in imports.
The top export partner is Israel, receiving 84.0% of exports with a value of $1.3B.
The leading import partner is also Israel, which accounts for 53.6% of all imports, valued at $4.4B.
Top exports include Furniture and bedding (HS2 94) at $199.1M and Stone and plaster articles (HS2 68) at $173.4M.
Key imports are Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27), valued at $1.8B, and Vehicles (HS2 87) at $436.9M.

Trade Balance and Key Partners

The State of Palestine's trade profile for 2024 shows a total trade volume of $9.8B, with a significant trade deficit of -$6.7B. The country's trade activities are highly concentrated with its primary partner, Israel, which accounts for 84.0% of exports ($1.3B) and 53.6% of imports ($4.4B). Other important export destinations include Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. On the import side, China and Türkiye are also major partners.

Commodity Focus: Exports and Imports

The State of Palestine's export economy is led by Furniture and bedding (HS2 94), with shipments valued at $199.1M, representing 13.1% of the total. The second-largest export category is Stone and plaster (HS2 68). For imports, Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27) are the most significant category, with an import value of $1.8B, making up 21.2% of the total. Vehicles and electrical machinery follow as other major import categories.

Exports

State of Palestine - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2023 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 94

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

$199.06M

13.1% share

#2 • HS 68

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof

$173.37M

11.4% share

#3 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$150.48M

9.9% share

#4 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$137.37M

9.0% share

#5 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$74.91M

4.9% share

#6 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$69.46M

4.6% share

#7 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$59.11M

3.9% share

#8 • HS 76

Aluminium and articles thereof

$56.92M

3.7% share

#9 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$46.15M

3.0% share

#10 • HS 44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

$35.06M

2.3% share

#11 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$34.76M

2.3% share

#12 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$34.45M

2.3% share

#13 • HS 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

$27.08M

1.8% share

#14 • HS 69

Ceramic products

$26.52M

1.7% share

#15 • HS 07

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

$24.95M

1.6% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings	$199.06M	13.1%
2	Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof	$173.37M	11.4%
3	Iron and steel	$150.48M	9.9%
4	Plastics and articles thereof	$137.37M	9.0%
5	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$74.91M	4.9%
6	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$69.46M	4.6%
7	Iron or steel articles	$59.11M	3.9%
8	Aluminium and articles thereof	$56.92M	3.7%
9	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$46.15M	3.0%
10	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	$35.06M	2.3%
11	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$34.76M	2.3%
12	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$34.45M	2.3%
13	Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard	$27.08M	1.8%
14	Ceramic products	$26.52M	1.7%
15	Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible	$24.95M	1.6%

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State of Palestine - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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State of Palestine - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

State of Palestine - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2023 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$1.75B

21.2% share

#2 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$436.94M

5.3% share

#3 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$412.79M

5.0% share

#4 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$396.54M

4.8% share

#5 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$327.56M

4.0% share

#6 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$291.01M

3.5% share

#7 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$290.84M

3.5% share

#8 • HS 01

Animals; live

$276.51M

3.3% share

#9 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$274.47M

3.3% share

#10 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$240.02M

2.9% share

#11 • HS 30

Pharmaceutical products

$234.93M

2.8% share

#12 • HS 19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

$222.66M

2.7% share

#13 • HS 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

$196.37M

2.4% share

#14 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$182.49M

2.2% share

#15 • HS 44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

$146.74M

1.8% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$1.75B	21.2%
2	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$436.94M	5.3%
3	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$412.79M	5.0%
4	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$396.54M	4.8%
5	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$327.56M	4.0%
6	Plastics and articles thereof	$291.01M	3.5%
7	Iron and steel	$290.84M	3.5%
8	Animals; live	$276.51M	3.3%
9	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$274.47M	3.3%
10	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$240.02M	2.9%
11	Pharmaceutical products	$234.93M	2.8%
12	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products	$222.66M	2.7%
13	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body	$196.37M	2.4%
14	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$182.49M	2.2%
15	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	$146.74M	1.8%

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State of Palestine - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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State of Palestine - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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