Palestine

Territory in Asia

In brief

Unemployment: 24.4% (2022). World rank 182 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 49 of 49. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 36.1% (2022). World rank 173 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 48 of 49. Women in work or seeking work: 18.9% (2022). World rank 177 of 186; in Asia, 43 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $14B → $17.2B, GDP per person $3,272 → $3,171, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $5,770 → $5,000. Worse than all its neighbours (Israel, Egypt, and Jordan): GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $17.2B 2025
GDP per person: $3,171 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $5,000 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.3% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $3,250 2025
Inflation: +9.8% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: No data

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 5.5% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 16.3% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 60.2% 2024
Unemployment: 24.4% 2022
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 36.1% 2022
Women in work or seeking work: 18.9% 2022

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 21.2% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 53.5% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -15.8% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.9% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP), Israeli New Shekel (ILS), Jordanian Dinar (JOD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 36.4 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 2.1% 2023