We offer a data-driven country report for State of Palestine that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on State of Palestine.
Other members:
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey
MERCOSUR - State of Palestine free trade agreement (from 13/12/2025)
EU - Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement (from 01/07/1997)
EFTA - Palestinian Authority Free Trade Agreement (from 01/07/1999)
Turkey - Palestinian Authority free trade agreement (from 01/06/2005)
UK - Palestinian Authority political, trade and partnership agreement (from 01/01/2021)
Implementation dates might vary according to the date of the United Kindom's exit from the European UnionSource: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Its population in 2018 was 5,052,776 [1]
In 2015, 10.47% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 0.91% [2]
In it had a positive Current
Account Balance of US$bn0.00 [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2013 was 0.49% [2]
Data sources