Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Palestine, State of, 1995–2025
Source: 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. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.1% for foreign direct investment, net outflows in 2025.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in Palestine, State of peaked at 9.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2011.
That places Palestine, State of 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, 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 outflows in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.9% | — |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +79.6% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -88.8% |
| 2004 | -0.8% | -174.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -177.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +285.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -75.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -109.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1565.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -30.0% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | -455.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -112.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -192.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -625.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -59.8% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -154.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -84.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | +882.2% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -184.1% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -229.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -104.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +293.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +28.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 | +1565.7% | -0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2018 | -882.2% | -0.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -0.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -2.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 6 |
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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 outflows in Palestine, State of?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Palestine, State of was 0.1% in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2011.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Palestine, State of ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.