Palestine

Economy

• GDP

  : 17.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 3171 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.3 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 27.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 5000 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.59 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 9.8 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 24.4 % (2022)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 36.1 % (2022)

• Exports

  : 21.2 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 53.5 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -5.5 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -15.8 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 1.8 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.9 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 2.1 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 5.5 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 16.3 % (2024)

• Services

  : 60.2 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 4.0 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.1 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 5.4 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.3 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -23 156 (2025)

• Population density

  : 857.4 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 69.2 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.25 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 26.5 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.87 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 87.4 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 12.6 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 1.4 M (2022)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 72.9 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.4 % (2025)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 5.4 % (2021)

• Health expenditure

  : 10.7 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 36.4 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 86.6 % (2023)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 76.7 (2023)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 98.8 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 12 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 27.1 % (2023)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 365.7 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 349.2 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 368.8 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.6 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 10.1 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 412.3 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 58.0 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 22.3 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 13.2 % (2024)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 0.0 (2020)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 259.5 (2025)

Environment

• Renewable energy

  : 15.4 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 24.5 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 1.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 16.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 16.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 39.4 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 23.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 113.4 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 13.1 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 10.1 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 88.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 89.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 37.9 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 16.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 18.3 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 37.4 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 45.4 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 15.5 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 35.5 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 65.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 2.17 (2018)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.30 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 35.3 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 26.2 % (2021)

• General government debt

  : 49.1 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.57 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.10 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.62 (2022)

• Political stability

  : -1.88 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.99 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.47 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.35 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (1948)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (1923)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 24.0 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.17 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 52.3 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 329.8 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 90.6 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 9.2 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.69 (2025)