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West Bank and Gaza

Region: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome: Lower middle income
GDP
N/A
Population
5.3M
2024
GDP per Capita
N/A
Life Expectancy
65.2 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GNI (Current USD)$14.62B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$3K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$5K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)15.6%2023
Services Value Added (% of GDP)58.5%2023
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)5.7%2023
Government Consumption (% of GDP)20.7%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)95.5%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)23.5%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)1.9%2024
GDP Deflator (%)4.6%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$28K2022
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)9.9%2023
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)7.2%2022
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-39.2%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$2.78B2023

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)53.7%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.6%2021
Deposit Interest Rate (%)2.2%2021
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$1.33B2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)1.92024
Broad Money (% of GDP)128.9%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)81.3%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)60.3%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$2.88B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$8.26B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.2%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.1%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$162.2M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$735.6M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)5.4%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)1.8%2023
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-21.1%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-2.90B2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)16.8%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)68.5%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)29.8%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$4.08B2024
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)1.2%2024
Listed Domestic Companies482024
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)8.0%2021
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)4.2%2021
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)39.6%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)27.7%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)51.2%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)1.4%2023

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)222023

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)14.5%2023
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)11.8%2023
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)2.7%2023
Average Firm Age (years)9 years2023
Firms Using Computers (%)49.8%2023

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population5.3M2024
Population Growth (%)2.4%2024
Population Density (per km²)8572023
Surface Area (sq km)6,0252023
Land Area (sq km)6,0252023
Urban Population (%)87.1%2024
Urban Population (total)4.6M2024
Rural Population (%)12.9%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth65.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male59.7 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female71.5 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.32023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)27.12023
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.22023
Net Migration-23,1562025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)38.0%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)58.1%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.8%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)72.1%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)365.52023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)171.52023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force1.4M2022
Labor Force Participation (%)45.0%2022
Female Labor Force Participation (%)18.9%2022
Male Labor Force Participation (%)72.1%2022
Unemployment (%)24.4%2022
Female Unemployment (%)40.0%2022
Male Unemployment (%)20.2%2022
Youth Unemployment (%)36.1%2022
Employment in Agriculture (%)6.3%2022
Employment in Industry (%)29.9%2022
Employment in Services (%)63.8%2022
Vulnerable Employment (%)18.4%2022
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)76.2%2022
Part-Time Employment (%)18.7%2024
Employers (% of total employment)5.4%2022
Labor Force, Female (% of total)21.5%2022

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)5.4%2021
Adult Literacy Rate (%)97.9%2024
Male Literacy Rate (%)99.5%2024
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.4%2024
Primary School Enrollment (%)91.4%2023
Secondary School Enrollment (%)89.1%2023
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)44.5%2023
Primary Completion Rate (%)91.2%2023
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)91.2%2023
Out-of-School Children, Primary53,7932023
Out-of-School Girls, Primary27,2892023
Primary School Teachers25,0382023
Secondary School Teachers50,7392023
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary242018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary172018

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)10.7%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$3462023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.4%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)42.1%2023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.32022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)26.32023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)25.12023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)27.42023
Measles Immunization (% of children)89.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)88.0%2024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)02024
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)8.7%2020
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)8.6%2020
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)0.72021

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)24.5%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)15.4%2022
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)26.42020
Forest Area (%)1.7%2023
Forest Area (sq km)1012023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)10.0%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)98.8%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)99.4%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)64.9%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)2,4652023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)111.82022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)116.82022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)104.62022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)20,6982023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)199.52023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)41.2%2021

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)86.6%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)8.42023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)427.12024
Scientific Journal Articles7152022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$17.8M2023
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)17.7%2024

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Electricity from Oil (%)75.5%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)17.8%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)77.1%2022
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)101.2%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)36.02023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092021

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-0.682023
Government Effectiveness-1.212023
Regulatory Quality-0.282023
Voice & Accountability-1.122023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)26.4%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)10.4%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)25.9%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)7.1%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.0%2020
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.62022

Poverty & Inequality

IndicatorValueYear
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)2.1%2023
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)6.1%2023
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)28.6%2023
Gini Index36.42023
Income Share, Top 10%27.1%2023
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.5%2023
Income Share, Top 20%43.0%2023
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.6%2023
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)0.6%2023
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)15.022023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.582020
Human Capital Index, Female0.612020
Human Capital Index, Male0.552020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.0 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals93,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$245.0M2018
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$567.0M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)9.4%2018

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City823,4072025
Population in Slums (% of urban)19.5%2020
Rural Population Growth (%)0.3%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)73.5%2024