PALESTINE STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT 2016 ABOUT THE SNAPSHOT The Palestine Statistical Snapshot presents the main development and economic data and key indicators under the following topics: demography, education, macroeconomy and public finance, trade, labor and employment, energy, and water. The snapshot has been compiled by ADP team based on the latest available data as of 6 April 2016. Unless otherwise indicated, the Snapshot is based on official data published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the Palestine Monetary Authority.
Demography Total population size (World Population Prospects, 2015) 4.7 Million Population below 30 years, percentage of total population (World 70.1 % Population Prospects, 2015) Population growth rate (World Population Prospects, 2015) 2.7 % Number of Palestinian refugees (World Population Prospects, 2014) 5.1 Million Life expectancy at birth, total (World Population Prospects, 2015) 73.1 Year Human Development Index* Human Development index (HDI) rank (2014) 113 Human Development index (HDI) value (2014) 0.677 0.706 0.607 * Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Reports (2015), http://hdr.undp.org/en/data Poverty Poverty headcount ratio at $1.9 a day, purchasing power parity, as a 0.3 % percentage of the population (World Development Indicators, 2009) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line, as a percentage of the 25.8 % population (World Development Indicators, 2011) Population living in multidimensional poverty (Human Development Report, 2015): Percentage of the population (2010) 1.9 % Number (2010) 0.075 Thousands Population living in near multidimensional poverty (Human Development Report, 2015): Percentage of the population (2010) 6.2 % Number (2010) 0.248 Thousands Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2010 (Human Development Report, 2015) 0.007 1
Education** Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (2015) 96.7 % School enrollment primary education, total students, percentage of the same age population (2014) 94.9 % Gender Parity Index, Primary education (2014) 1 School enrollment tertiary education, total students, percentage of the same age population (2014) 44 % Gender Parity Index, tertiary education (2014) 1.6 ** Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, http://data.uis.unesco.org/ Macroeconomy and Public Finance GDP, PPP (constant 2011 international $) (World Development Indicators, 2014) Gross Domestic Product (GDP), annual growth rate, 2004 constant prices (International Monetary Fund, 2015) GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) (World Development Indicators, 2014) Major economic activity, highest contibution to GDP: Services, gross value added, current prices (2014) Inflation, year on year percentage change of the consumer price index, annual average (2015) 18.5 billion Int$ 2.9 % 5,000 Int$ 2,615.7 Million USD 1.4 % Cash surplus/deficit, percentage of GDP (2014) 3.2 % Total tax revenues, percentage of GDP (2014) 4.7 % Clearance Revenue (Accrued), percentage of GDP (2014) 16.1 % Grants and other revenues, percentage of GDP (2014) 9.6 % General government gross debt, percentage of GDP (2014) 17.3 % 2
Trade International Trade to GDP ratio (World Development Indicators, 2014) 78.9 Exports to Arab countries (2014) 112.6 Million US Imports from Arab countries (2014) 274.3 Million US Main export category: Manufactured goods (2015) 328.8 Million US Labor and Employment Labor force participation rate for ages 15+ years, total (2013) 43.6 % 69.3 % 17.3 % Unemployment rate, total (2013) 23.4 % 20.6 % 35 % Youth unemployment rate (World Development Indicators, 2014) 42.7 % 38.5 % 62.3 % Employment distribution by sector, Israel and settlements (2011) 10 % Employment distribution by sector, public sector (2011) 25.5 % Employment distribution by sector, private sector (2011) 67.5 % 3
Water*** Improved water source (% of population with access) (2015) 58.4 % Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) (2015) 92.3 % *** Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2015), http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=world development indicators ADP is a joint initiative between UNDP, the Coordination Group of Arab, National and Regional Development Institutions (CG), the Islamic Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) www.arabdevelopmentportal.com 2016 4