Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Palestine
Palestine: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 75 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 75 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Palestine peaked at 123 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 41 %, in 2019.
Palestine ranks 32nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105 % | — |
| 2001 | 119 % | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 123 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 118 % | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 112 % | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 100 % | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 89 % | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 85 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 84 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 82 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 83 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88 % | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 72 % | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 57 % | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 46 % | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 44 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 45 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 44 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 44 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 % | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 53 % | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 62 % | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 75 % | +21.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 75 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 75 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19 %, 3.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.7 % | 82 % | 123 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4 % | 41 % | 88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.33 % | 53 % | 75 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Palestine?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Palestine was 75 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 123 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 % in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Palestine ranks 32nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.