Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, 2020–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.8% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.6% on the previous year and down 72.5% over five years.
Palestine, State of ranks 159th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.0% | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -39.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -61.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7%, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of was 0.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Palestine, State of ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.