The Preliminary Results of the Annual Balance of Payments for Palestine*

 

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 Publication (date of upload): 05/01/2020

Value in USD millions.

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2018

CURRENT ACCOUNT (net)

 -856.6 -827.7 -485.6 -1070.6 -1587.9 -1365.4 -1233.4 -418.4 380.6 -1143.4 -1306.9 -2069.6 -1821.0 -1996.6
-1900.7
-1939.1
-2142.7
-2129.9

-2,140.3

  Goods (net)

 -1734.0 -1592.3 -1257.3 -1677.3 -2219.5 -2594.9 -2665.3 -2836.7 -3129.8 -3371.2 -3452.7 -3779.2 -4135.7 -4681.2
-4851.4
-4503.8
-4749.9
-4983.9

-5,392.9

  Exports (fob)

 640.0 499.2 374.9 361.6 405.4 522.1 557.9 808.7 813.5 805.4 818.3 1053.0 1135.3 1197.4
1425.6
1669.0
1707.4
1928.7

1,846.7

  Imports (fob)

 2374.0 2091.5 1632.2 2038.9 2624.9 3117.0 3223.2 3645.4 3943.3 4176.6 4271.0 4832.2 5271.0 5878.6
6277.0
6172.8
6457.3
6912.6

7,239.6

  Services (net)

 -276.3 -487.9 -498.5 -324.0 -321.1 -255.7 -281.7 -381.1 -350.5 -438.7 -444.3 -144.6 -293.2 -53.5
-197.8
-897.2
-914.7
-983.5

-1,032.8

     Exports

 245.0 116.7 102.9 153.5 191.4 201.2 178.4 257.6 351.5 327.9 549.0 746.4 735.8 913.7
788.1
575.3
499.6
607.3

751.3

     Imports

 521.3 604.6 601.4 477.5 512.5 456.9 460.1 638.7 702.0 766.6 993.3 891.0 1029.0 967.2
985.9
1472.5
1414.3
1590.8

1,784.1

  Income (net)

 505.5 319.0 218.9 244.6 228.1 348.9 422.6 552.6 671.4 525.6 599.1 749.5 857.5 1160.3
1482.5
1712.3
   1,895.6 
2129.0

2,786.3

     Receipts

 545.7 334.8 227.4 246.3 260.1 384.0 431.1 560.4 674.6 605.2 714.1 843.7 941.4 1263.7
1618.5
1803.0
   2,014.2  
2324.7

2,983.9

        Of which Compensation of employees

 456.3 193.1 136.4 195.6 202.8 261.5 309.9 385.4 498.4 487.1 578.3 736.6 823.0 1140.5
1449.4
1663.9
   1,894.5  
2131.1

2,666.2

             Of which from Israel

 437.1 171.8 101.5 159.2 160.1 213.0 259.9 320.3 439.0 417.7 526.1 662.8 762.7 1079.8
1435.3
1650.6
   1,880.3  
2084.4

2,619.7

        Of which Investment income

 89.4 141.7 91.0 50.7 57.3 122.5 121.2 175.0 176.2 118.1 135.8 107.1 118.4 123.2 169.0 139.1
119.8
193.6

317.8

     Payments

 40.2 15.8 8.5 1.7 32.0 35.1 8.5 7.8 3.2 79.6 115.0 94.2 83.9 103.4 136.0 90.5
118.6
195.7

197.6

  Current transfers (net)

 648.2 933.5 1051.3 686.1 724.6 1136.3 1291.0 2246.8 3189.5 2140.9 1991.0 1104.7 1750.4 1577.8
1666.0
1749.4
1626.3
1708.5

1,499.1

     Inflows

 746.7 1000.2 1115.5 877.2 848.5 1229.5 1396.0 2359.2 3312.6 2336.6 2247.1 1668.8 2331.5 2235.5 2274.0 2186.9
2102.5
2168.9

1,992.9

        Of which General government

 242.8 325.3 415.2 662.3 532.2 954.6 1097.9 1597.0 1975.3 1463.4 1179.5 709.1 643.3 981.1
776.7
681.9
543.1
505.4

467.1

             Of which from donors

 233.6 324.2 414.1 660.4 530.5 950.9 1093.4 1591.1 1967.1 1440.3 1144.0 669.0 595.4 933.1
724.4
582.0
420.3
375.3

277.0

        Of which Other sectors

 503.9 674.9 700.3 214.9 316.3 274.9 298.1 762.2 1337.3 873.2 1067.6 959.7 1688.2 1254.4
1497.3
1505.0
1559.4
1663.5

1,525.8

             Of which from donors

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 908.9 517.7 541.2 68.3 307.4 399.9
310.5
249.4
180.1
160.8

118.7

     Outflows

 98.5 66.7 64.2 191.1 123.9 93.2 105.0 112.4 123.1 195.7 256.1 564.1 581.1 657.7
608.0
453.9
476.2
460.4

493.8

CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT (net)

 1038.6 848.4 548.6 1254.7 1536.7 1270.7 1220.4 401.4 -130.7 1149.3 1029.7 2035.5 1522.5 2037.4
1705.1
2369.2
1763.4
2194.1

1,776.0

  Capital account (net)

 188.8 215.5 290.9 289.1 659.6 386.1 272.2 394.8 390.8 713.0 828.2 640.0 588.2 487.8
657.9
415.9
562.8
624.4

449.2

    Capital transfers (net)

 188.4 215.1 290.5 288.7 659.2 385.7 271.8 394.4 390.4 713.0 828.2 640.0 588.2 487.8
657.9
434.8
575.4
624.4

449.2

      Inflows

 188.4 215.1 290.5 288.7 659.2 385.7 271.8 394.4 390.4 713.0 828.2 640.0 588.2 487.8
657.9
434.8
575.4
624.4

449.2

        Of which General government

 139.9 158.3 244.0 222.5 568.4 238.5 195.8 310.1 296.9 595.1 705.1 487.9 340.2 218.0
414.4
186.8
318.2
349.9

173.8

             Of which from donors

 139.9 158.2 244.0 222.4 568.2 238.4 195.7 310.0 296.9 595.1 705.1 487.9 312.2 212.4
406.7
178.6
315.6
349.9

173.8

        Of which Other sectors

 48.5 56.8 46.5 66.2 90.8 147.2 76.0 84.3 93.5 117.9 123.1 152.1 248.0 269.7
243.4
248.0
257.2
274.5

275.4

      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 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

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

 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -18.9
-12.6
0.0
0.0

  Financial account (net)**

 849.8 632.9 257.7 965.6 877.1 884.6 948.2 6.6 -521.5 436.3 201.5 1395.5 934.3 1549.6
1047.2
1953.3
1200.6
1569.7

1,326.8

    Direct investment (net)

 -156.1 -344.5 -336.8 -30.5 57.9 4.0 -110.8 -15.6 55.8 231.2 121.9 477.4 29.3 224.0
-27.8
29.6
341.5
191.2

282.5

      Abroad (net)

 -218.1 -363.7 -346.2 -48.5 9.0 -42.5 -129.4 -43.9 4.3 -69.3 -84.4 128.1 -29.1 48.3
-187.5
-73.3
44.8
2.9

30.9

      In Palestine (net)

 62.0 19.2 9.4 18.0 48.9 46.5 18.6 28.3 51.5 300.5 206.3 349.3 58.4 175.7
159.7
102.9
296.7
188.3

251.6

   Portfolio investment (net)

 -52.5 -85.9 -91.6 -91.7 -8.1 -1.6 -4.9 -138.1 -116.3 -180.8 -367.4 -121.1 -16.2 149.4
-179.0
124.6
-187.4
-201.5

25.7

     Assets (net)

 -64.7 -99.8 -99.8 -104.9 -15.9 -15.3 -4.9 -138.1 -116.3 -258.3 -364.5 -120.4 -42.0 65.8
-176.1
70.1
-52.9
-244.5

13.4

     Liabilities (net)

 12.2 13.9 8.2 13.2 7.8 13.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 77.5 -2.9 -0.7 25.8 83.6
-2.9
54.5
-134.5
43.0

12.3

   Other investment (net)

 966.4 1083.9 670.3 1022.0 821.4 889.6 1084.0 120.0 -613.9 374.8 483.4 1005.5 1087.2 1160.0
1241.1
1707.6
778.4
1713.4

1,109.9

     Assets (net)

 908.2 1087.8 708.4 1099.6 750.7 777.5 1085.5 139.1 -622.0 192.4 641.6 736.7 1021.5 848.8
1067.6
1596.9
818.1
1616.1

1,303.7

        Currency and deposits***

 791.9 955.4 496.2 922.6 653.0 809.5 1075.5 119.9 -505.1 211.0 630.5 686.7 1153.8 1013.0
1193.1
1575.3
943.2
1564.6

1,303.4

     Liabilities (net)

 58.2 -3.9 -38.1 -77.6 70.7 112.1 -1.5 -19.1 8.1 182.4 -158.2 268.8 65.7 311.2
173.5
110.7
-39.7
97.3

-193.8

 Of wich Loans

 120.5 42.4 43.3 26.8 55.3 51.5 11.0 9.4 8.0 -3.0 -41.6 71.2 -46.3 7.8
-27.4
-26.3
-29.4
-2.0

-26.4

      Of wich Currency and deposits****

 -61.0 -40.9 -80.4 -104.5 15.5 60.7 -12.5 -28.6 0.2 185.4 -109.8 130.7 84.7 103.3
101.0
126.2
-33.7
107.0

-186.0

   Change in  Reserve Assets (- = increase/ + = decrease)

 92.0 -20.6 15.8 65.8 5.9 -7.4 -20.1 40.3 152.9 11.1 -36.4 33.7 -166.0 -21.1
12.9
91.5
268.1
-133.4

-91.3

   Exceptional financing 

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.0 5.6
7.6
8.2
2.5
0.0
0.0

   Errors and omissions, (net)*****

 -182.0 -20.7 -63.0 -184.1 51.2 94.7 13.0 17.0 -249.9 -5.9 277.2 34.1 298.5 -40.8
195.6
-430.1
279.3
-64.2
364.3

OVERALL BALANCE

 -92.0 20.6 -15.8 -65.8 -5.9 7.4 20.1 -40.3 -152.9 -11.1 36.4 -33.7 138.0 -21.8
-20.4
-99.7
-270.6
133.4

91.3

FINANCING (INCREASE IN ASSETS IS NEG.)

 92.0 -20.6 15.8 65.8 5.9 -7.4 -20.1 40.3 152.9 11.1 -36.4 33.7 -138.0 21.8
20.4
99.7
270.6
-133.4

-91.3

*The data excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel occupation in 1967.

** Includes Reserve Assets.

*** 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: 

PCPS and PMA have revised and updated the current account of balance of payments time series data for the period 2013-2017, based on the national accounts updates for the same period, to ensure consistency between the balance of payments and the national accounts data.

The data of Financial account will be updated according to the recommendations of the IMF technical mission due to this topic.

Definition: The Balance of Payments (BOP) is an account measuring transactions between residents and non-residents during a given period. that includes current account and capital account and financial account.

Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics