Balance of Payments in Palestine , 2000 - 2012

  

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 (Value in million USD)

Item

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Current account (net)

-990.3

-997.9

-436.4

-915.1

-1516

-1152.2

-912.9

-417.3

764.4

-712.5

-690.9

-2192.6

-2291.4

  Goods (net)

-2181.9

-1999.4

-1473.1

-1751.9

-2335.8

-2680

-2795

-3178.2

-3234.4

-3504.4

-3652.8

-4626

-4930.1

    Exports (fob)

539.5

394.8

327.4

368

400.7

434.7

450.4

646.5

668.4

631.3

666.1

848

987.7

    Imports (fob)

2721.5

2394.2

1800.5

2119.9

2736.5

3114.7

3245.4

3824.7

3902.8

4135.7

4318.9

5473.9

5917.8

  Services (net)

-75.2

-494.7

-476.5

-314.3

-360.9

-221.2

-300.4

-373.1

-340.3

-351.8

-312.1

-103.6

-260.4

    Exports

472.9

180.1

196.9

259

240.4

282.4

259.9

369.5

496.1

579.3

830.7

954.6

936.1

        Travel services 

282.5

36.9

37.8

152.4

114.6

118.7

89

211.9

269.2

410.4

667

795.1

755.1

       Communications services

1.2

3.7

3.9

8.2

14.7

25

34.8

26.4

26.3

34.2

33.3

29

47.3

       Construction services

46

24

15

13.8

18.2

38.8

19.2

17.8

25.1

21

25.5

32.9

43.2

       Other business services

76

58

45.7

50

59.1

59.4

75.7

70.2

66.4

55.7

11.1

8

8.7

       Government services

19.8

20.4

37.5

22.5

23.3

28.4

29.1

36

91

25.2

49.2

64.8

59.9

       Others*

47.4

37.1

57

12.1

10.5

12.1

12.1

7.2

18.1

32.8

44.6

24.8

21.9

    Imports

548.2

674.8

673.3

573.3

601.3

503.7

560.3

742.6

836.4

931.1

1142.8

1058.2

1196.5

        Transportation services

57.1

66.9

38.7

47.8

57.4

72.4

63.6

77.5

63.6

83.4

91.9

114.2

117.9

        Travel services

300.9

404.3

418.3

388

407.2

254.1

303.3

436

535.1

555.8

577.5

659.1

696.3

        Communication services

36

20.2

15.9

16.3

41

60.3

69.2

58.7

43.9

42.8

35.2

20.4

20.1

        Other business services

45.4

43.2

29.6

34.3

44.8

56.9

52.6

60.7

59

65.5

70.6

87.7

93.9

        Personal cultural recreational services

6

10.7

30.9

24

7.1

11.5

13.3

52.2

67.2

81.6

84.4

88.3

117.7

        Government services

89.5

115.5

111.2

54

28.3

33.9

46.8

41.9

52.4

83.6

261.1

79.4

67.9

        Others**

13.3

13.9

28.8

8.9

15.5

14.5

11.7

15.5

15.1

18.4

22.1

9.1

82.7

  Income (net)

628.3

523

417.1

480.4

446.5

574.2

691.9

765.7

919.2

876.2

1098.1

1217.2

1076.2

    Receipts 

670.7

541.7

428.2

482.6

478.7

609.4

700.5

773.6

922.6

955.9

1213.2

1358.1

1235.9

        Compensation of employees

581.1

400

337.2

427.7

421.4

486.7

579.2

598.5

746.2

831.1

1077.4

1258.9

1129.5

            Of which  from Israel

545.6

359.3

273.4

362.2

348.5

407.6

497.7

510.7

655.3

730.7

991.2

1152.7

1037.1

        Investment income 

89.6

141.7

91

54.9

57.3

122.6

121.3

175.1

176.4

124.7

135.8

99.3

106.4

    Payments

42.4

18.6

11.1

2.2

32.2

35.2

8.6

7.9

3.4

79.7

115.1

140.9

159.7

  Current transfers (net)

638.6

973.2

1096.1

670.7

734.2

1174.8

1490.6

2368.3

3419.9

2267.5

2175.9

1319.8

1822.9

    Inflows 

761.4

1076.6

1195.6

923.9

895.3

1299.4

1623

2505.5

3572.8

2502

2476.5

1976.9

2452.8

       To the government sector

243.5

329.8

419.4

667.1

535.6

957.8

1101.4

1053

1977.8

1484.3

1214.2

750.5

663.8

           Of which donors transfers

233.6

324.2

414.1

660.4

530.5

950.9

1093.4

1044.3

1967.1

1440.3

1144

669.4

595.4

      To the private sector

517.9

746.8

776.2

256.8

359.8

341.6

521.6

1452.4

1,595. 0

1017.7

1262.3

1226.4

1789

    Outflows

122.7

103.4

99.5

253.2

161.2

124.5

132.4

137.2

152.9

234.5

300.6

657.1

629.9

Capital and financial account (net)

1048.5

785.2

406.2

1045.6

1417.1

1124

954.3

302.7

-521.2

870.5

800.3

2155.7

1893.7

   Capital account (net)

198.1

225.5

300.5

304.7

669.2

418.1

274.8

401.5

398.8

719

846.1

536.2

603.3

      Capital rransfers (net)

196.8

224.2

299.3

303.4

667.9

416.8

273.5

400.2

397.5

719

846.1

536.2

603.3

          Inflows

196.8

224.2

299.3

303.4

667.9

416.8

273.5

400.2

397.5

719

846.1

536.2

603.3

          Outflows

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Acquisition / disposal of non-Produced, non-financial assets (net)

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

0

0

   Financial account (net)***

850.4

559.7

105.7

740.9

747.9

705.9

679.5

-98.9

-920

151.5

     Foreign Direct investment (net)

-151.2

-358.2

-350.2

-30.5

94.8

33.6

-106.5

36.3

59.8

315.9

103

605.2

145.7

         Change in investment abroad (net)

-213.2

-377.3

-359.7

-48.5

45.9

-13

-125.1

8

8.3

15.4

-77

259.4

-29.3

 Change in investment in Palestine (net)

62

19.2

9.4

18

48.9

46.5

18.6

28.3

51.5

300.5

180

345.8

175

     Foreign  Portfolio investment (net)

-101

-136.4

-152.6

-24.7

56.9

2.7

-8.4

-130.7

-24.7

-367

-453.4

-69.5

-5.5

         Change in Assets (net)

-113.2

-150.3

-160.9

-37.9

49

-11

-8.4

-130.7

-24.7

-444.5

-450.5

-68.8

19.4

         Change in Liabilities (net)

12.2

13.9

8.2

13.2

7.8

13.7

0

0

0

77.5

-2.9

-0.7

-24.9

     Foreign Other investment (net)

1193.5

1038

623.1

896.6

623.6

643.9

816.7

86.8

-421.3

191.5

341

1050.2

1317.1

         Change in Assets (net)

1135.3

1041.9

661.2

974.2

552.9

531.8

818.3

105.9

-429.4

9.1

499.2

781.4

1251.5

            Of which Currency and deposits****

1019

909.4

449

797.2

455.2

563.8

808.3

86.7

-312.5

27.8

488.2

731.9

1383.6

         Change in Liabilities (net)

58.2

-3.9

-38.1

-77.6

70.7

112.1

-1.5

-19.1

8.1

182.4

-158.2

268.8

65.6

            Of which Loans from nonresidents

120.5

42.4

43.3

26.8

55.3

51.5

11

9.4

8

-0.3

-41.6

71.2

-46.3

            Of which Currency and deposits*****

-61

-40.9

-80.4

-104.5

15.5

60.7

-12.5

-28.6

0.2

185.4

-109.9

130.7

84.6

Net errors and omissions

-58.2

212.6

30.1

-130.5

98.9

28.2

-41.5

114.7

-243.2

-158.1

-109.6

36.9

397.7

Overall balance

91

-16.3

14.5

100.5

27.4

-25.7

22.3

91.3

533.8

-11.1

-36.4

-33.7

166.9

Financing 

-91

16.3

-14.5

-100.5

-27.4

25.7

-22.3

-91.3

-533.8

11.1

36.4

33.7

-166.9

Change in Reserve assets (- = Increase / + = Decrease)

-91

16.3

-14.5

-100.5

-27.4

25.7

-22.3

-91.3

-533.8

11.1

36.4

33.7

-166.9


* Include insurance, financial, information and computer, royalties and licenses, and personal cultural recreational services.

** Include financial,construction, information and computer, royalties and licenses fees, insurance services.

*** Include reserve assets

**** Currency and deposits: Including the cash of foreign currency in the banks and the deposits of the Palestinian institutions deposited abraod 

***** Currency and deposits : Includes the deposits of non-residents deposited in Local banks