Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palestine, State of, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palestine, State of peaked at 58,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Palestine, State of 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 29,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1997 | 27,076 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 34,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 31,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 10,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2001 | 3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2002 | 1,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 2,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 3,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2005 | 6,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 2006 | 3,088 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2007 | 3,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 8,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +162.8% |
| 2009 | 49,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +483.3% |
| 2010 | 29,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 39,675 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 10,463 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 2013 | 31,488 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +201.0% |
| 2014 | 26,530 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 17,432 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 49,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +182.5% |
| 2017 | 30,557 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 34,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 21,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 13,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 58,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +342.9% |
| 2022 | 51,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.7% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +483.3% | 8,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 34,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,463 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 77 Thailand 20,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 78 Iceland 18,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Rwanda 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 81 New Zealand 16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mexico 15,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 83 Guatemala 15,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Palestine, State of
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palestine, State of?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palestine, State of was 17,184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 58,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Palestine, State of ranks 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.