Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Palestine
Palestine: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Palestine, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Palestine peaked at 0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Palestine ranks 133rd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Palestine, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0415 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -174.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -177.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +285.4% |
| 2007 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -109.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1565.7% |
| 2010 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -455.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -112.9% |
| 2013 | -0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -192.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -625.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -154.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.6% |
| 2018 | -0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +882.2% |
| 2019 | -0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -184.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -229.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -104.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +293.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1565.7% | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2018 | -882.2% | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Jordan 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Rwanda 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Tunisia 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Pakistan 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Belize 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Palestine?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Palestine was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Palestine rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Palestine ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.