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Reality of the Private and Non-Government Enterprises in Palestine* 2020
63.4% Of the Total Number of Employees in Private and Non-Government Enterprises are Waged Employees.
505,182 employed persons in an economic enterprises operating in Palestine (331,161 employed persons in the West Bank and 174,021 employed persons in Gaza Strip), with a decrease of 8.1% compared with 2019. Internal trade and services activities contributed to the highest percentage of this reduction (internal trade contributed with 34.5% and services with 29.7%). Among the percentage distribution in 2020, internal trade activity contributed to the highest percentage of operating among employees with 40.3% of the total number of employees, followed by services that constituted 30.4%, industry 21.7%, finance and insurance activities 2.8%, construction activities 1.8%, and the percentages of the information and communications, and transportation and storage activities reached 1.7% and 1.3%, respectively.
The number of employees ranged between unpaid employees (owners of the enterprises and their households members) which constituted 36.6% of the total number of employees, and wage employees that constituted 63.4% of the total number of employees. The total value of compensation for wage employees reached USD 2,551.2 million.
Number of Employees in Private and Non-Government Sectors by
Economic Activity and Region in 2020
|
Economic Activity |
Region |
||
|
West Bank* |
Gaza Strip |
Palestine* |
|
|
Industry |
84,318 |
25,322 |
109,640 |
|
Construction |
6,014 |
2,846 |
8,860 |
|
Internal Trade |
127,517 |
76,160 |
203,677 |
|
Transportation and Storage |
4,663 |
2,077 |
6,740 |
|
Information and Communications |
6,258 |
2,478 |
8,736 |
|
Finance and Insurance |
10,796 |
3,153 |
13,949 |
|
Services |
91,595 |
61,985 |
153,580 |
|
Total |
331,161 |
174,021 |
505,182 |
Industry Activities Constituted the Highest Value of Output of the Economic Activities in Palestine* in 2020
The total value of output by economic enterprises was USD 13,123.7 million in Palestine (USD 10,873.1 million in the West Bank and USD 2,250.6 million in Gaza Strip) with a decrease of 15.9% compared with 2019. Industrial and services activities constituted the highest percentage of this reduction (with a contribution of 44.8% for internal trade and 27.6% for industry).
Among the percentage distribution 2020, industrial activities contributed with 34.0% of the total output followed by internal trade activities that constituted 31.3%, services activities reached 20.9%, finance and insurance activities reached 7.6%, information and communications reached 3.6%, while percentages of construction activities and transportation and storage activities reached 1.7% and 0.9%, respectively.
A Decrease of 13.7% in the Value Added of the Economic Activities in Palestine* in 2020 Compared with 2019.
Results showed that the total value added of economic activities in 2020 was USD 8,891.4 million with a decrease of 13.7% compared with 2019, due to the procedures taken to stop the outbreak of COVID-19 in Palestine. Internal trade and communication activities contributed with the highest percentage of this reduction (internal trade contributed with a percentage of 67.7% and communications contributed with 12.3%).
In 2020, the highest value added was from the internal trade activities with a percentage of 37.7%, followed by industry activities with a percentage of 24.5%, services activities with a percentage of 23.6%, finance and insurance activities with a percentage of 8.1%, information and communications activities with a percentage of 4.0%, construction 1.2%, and transportation and storage with a percentage of 0.9%.
Note:
*Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem, which were annexed by Israeli occupation in 1967.