The Preliminary Results of the Quarterly Balance of Payments in Palestine, by Quarter for the Period 2011-2013    

Value in USD millions.

Item

Q1-2011

Q2-2011

Q3-2011

Q4-2011

Year 2011

Q1-2012

Q2-2012

Q3-2012

Q4-2012

Year 2012

Q1-2013

Q2-2013

Q3-2013

CURRENT ACCOUNT (net)

-857.3

-763.3

-408.1

-400.9

-2429.6

-690.5

-793.6

-672.6

-658.1

-2814.8

-240.2

-595.7

-298.9

  Goods (net)

-1397.4

-1175.3

-1126.2

-964.5

-4663.4

-1255.2

-1237.5

-1232.0

-1159.3

-4884.0

-1106.1

-1226.9

-1244.6

  Exports (fob)

328.3

387.7

404.2

404.7

1524.9

248.0

357.8

307.7

336.1

1249.6

409.3

451.9

427.5

  Imports (fob)

1725.7

1563.0

1530.4

1369.2

6188.3

1503.2

1595.3

1539.7

1495.4

6133.6

1515.4

1678.8

1672.1

  Services (net)

-49.5

-75.2

-92.2

-44.9

-261.8

-96.0

-90.9

-84.2

-111.4

-382.5

-97.1

-99.8

-100.3

     Exports

147.0

165.8

176.2

197.3

686.3

167.9

168.1

171.8

141.2

649.0

142.5

154.4

147.7

     Imports

196.5

241.0

268.4

242.2

948.1

263.9

259.0

256.0

252.6

1031.5

239.6

254.2

248.0

  Income (net)

281.2

275.6

305.1

287.0

1148.9

241.7

278.0

279.1

273.6

1072.4

292.9

310.5

340.8

     Receipts

286.7

280.5

331.9

308.5

1207.6

281.3

303.0

301.5

288.3

1174.1

321.1

336.9

371.6

        Of which Compensation of employees

262.2

266.1

309.2

279.9

1117.4

250.6

272.8

269.4

258.4

1051.2

292.5

306.7

337.7

        Of which Investment income

24.5

14.4

22.7

28.6

90.2

30.7

30.2

32.1

29.8

122.8

28.6

30.2

33.9

     Payments

5.5

4.9

26.8

21.5

58.7

39.6

25.0

22.4

14.7

101.7

28.2

26.4

30.8

  Current transfers (net)

308.4

211.6

505.2

321.5

1346.7

419.0

256.8

364.5

339.1

1379.4

670.1

420.5

705.2

     Inflows

364.8

276.8

576.3

398.9

1616.8

490.4

328.8

438.0

392.4

1649.6

707.2

460.2

746.5

        Of which General government

175.6

106.7

344.9

100.3

727.5

204.3

117.5

129.2

69.2

520.2

314.1

134.1

402.2

                    Of which from Donors

166.7

95.3

333.3

88.1

683.4

194.6

107.6

119.8

60.5

482.5

305.6

126.1

392.8

        Of which Other sectors

189.2

170.1

231.4

298.6

889.3

286.1

211.3

308.8

323.2

1129.4

393.1

326.1

344.3

                    Of which from Donors

60.3

37.1

89.1

73.2

259.6

44.0

55.8

85.9

47.7

233.4

157.7

63.8

63.8

     Outflows

56.4

65.2

71.1

77.4

270.1

71.4

72.0

73.5

53.3

270.2

37.1

39.7

41.3

CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT (net)

856.5

785.0

430.7

477.2

2549.4

708.8

875.2

614.1

633.9

2832.0

191.9

646.8

235.7

  Capital account (net)*

106.8

61.3

194.7

76.1

438.9

80.3

71.1

81.4

65.1

297.9

144.2

59.1

59.7

    Capital transfers (net)

106.8

61.3

194.7

76.1

438.9

80.3

71.1

81.4

65.1

297.9

144.2

59.1

59.7

      Inflows

106.8

61.3

194.7

76.1

438.9

80.3

71.1

81.4

65.1

297.9

144.2

59.1

59.7

      Outflows

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

    Acquisitions/disposals of non-produced, non-financial assets (net)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  Financial account (net)

749.7

723.7

236.0

401.1

2110.5

628.5

804.1

532.7

568.9

2534.1

47.7

587.7

176.0

    Direct investment (net)

48.3

61.3

49.1

92.2

250.9

86.0

48.1

69.3

42.7

246.1

71.3

13.2

34.2

      Abroad (net)

6.3

10.7

5.2

14.9

37.1

-2.4

-1.1

-2.3

7.5

1.7

3.5

4.6

4.7

      In Palestine (net)

42.0

50.6

43.9

77.3

213.8

88.4

49.2

71.6

35.2

244.4

67.8

8.6

29.5

   Portfolio investment (net)

10.4

66.2

44.3

-34.7

86.2

27.5

-8.7

22.6

2.6

44.0

-72.1

-38.0

-24.9

     Assets (net)

-7.6

49.3

44.3

-29.8

56.2

9.1

-3.8

5.5

7.0

17.8

-65.8

-29.6

-13.6

     Liabilities (net)

18.0

16.9

0.0

-4.9

30.0

18.4

-4.9

17.1

-4.4

26.2

-6.3

-8.4

-11.3

   Other investment (net)

717.5

529.7

38.6

454.0

1739.8

625.8

784.4

478.0

521.8

2410.0

69.3

595.1

133.9

     Assets (net)

666.4

527.7

-83.1

359.2

1470.2

689.1

757.0

313.2

227.2

1986.5

-104.1

522.4

35.3

        Currency and deposits**

669.9

527.3

-89.0

371.2

1479.4

697.0

769.2

312.3

275.3

2053.8

-50.9

489.2

34.8

     Liabilities (net)

51.1

2.0

121.7

94.8

269.6

-63.3

27.4

164.8

294.6

423.5

173.4

72.7

98.6

 Of which Loans

70.1

1.4

69.3

-1.8

139.0

12.3

-0.7

-57.2

1.0

-44.6

-4.0

-10.7

4.9

         Of which Currency and deposits***

-19.0

0.6

52.4

96.6

130.6

-75.6

28.1

30.3

101.9

84.7

-14.3

51.9

83.1

   Change in  reserve assets (- = increase/ + = decrease)

-26.5

66.5

104.0

-110.4

33.6

-110.8

-19.7

-37.2

1.7

-166.0

-20.8

17.4

32.8

   Errors and omissions, (net)****

0.8

-21.7

-22.6

-76.3

-119.8

-18.3

-81.5

58.4

24.2

-17.2

48.3

-51.1

63.2

OVERALL BALANCE

26.5

-66.5

-104.0

110.4

-33.6

110.8

19.7

37.2

-1.7

166.0

20.8

-17.4

-32.8

FINANCING (INCREASE IN ASSETS IS NEG.)

-26.5

66.5

104.0

-110.4

33.6

-110.8

-19.7

-37.2

1.7

-166.0

-20.8

17.4

32.8


** Currency and deposits: Including the cash of foreign currency in the banks and the deposits of the Palestinian institutions deposited abroad 

*** Currency and deposits : Includes the deposits of non-residents deposited in Local banks

**** Errors and omissions (net): Includes the different between current account (net) one hand, and capital and financial account (net) on the other hand.

Notes:   

Data for years are estimates depend on quarterly data, those estimates will be updated when prepare the actual preliminary results. 

The quarterly balance of payments data will be modified based on the revision of the quarterly National Accounts data for the year 2011.