West Bank and Gaza - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in West Bank and Gaza was -15.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.36 in 1999 and a minimum value of -15.42 in 2020.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 9.17
1996 -1.93
1997 11.95
1998 9.05
1999 21.36
2000 -9.62
2001 -11.54
2002 -13.08
2003 14.72
2004 17.45
2005 11.44
2006 -3.59
2007 -1.96
2008 5.80
2009 8.90
2010 -6.65
2011 6.51
2012 14.42
2013 -5.62
2014 4.03
2015 10.33
2016 1.97
2017 1.35
2018 4.50
2019 1.44
2020 -15.42

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts