Tourism contribution to GDP in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Tourism contribution to GDP was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Palestine, State of, 2009–2020
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.7% for tourism contribution to gdp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.4% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Palestine, State of peaked at 2.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
Palestine, State of ranks 95th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +38.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -33.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -77.4% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 26% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.9%, 23% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 92 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
- 93 Kiribati 0.7% compare
- 94 Eswatini 0.7% compare
- 96 Kuwait 0.6% compare
- 97 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 98 Montserrat 0.5% 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 tourism contribution to gdp in Palestine, State of?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Palestine, State of was 0.7% in 2020, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Palestine, State of ranks 95th out of 100 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.