Personal remittances, received in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Personal remittances, received was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Palestine, State of, 1995–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 4.0% for personal remittances, received in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Palestine, State of peaked at 26.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2025.
Palestine, State of ranks 68th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.7% | — |
| 1996 | 15.9% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +56.9% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -64.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -73.6% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -12.1% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.0%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 15.9% | 26.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 4.0% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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 personal remittances, received in Palestine, State of?
- Personal remittances, received in Palestine, State of was 4.0% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for personal remittances, received?
- Palestine, State of ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.