Palestinian Balance of Payments in Remaining West Bank* and
Gaza 1999 – 2007 (Preliminary Results)
|
Item |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Current account (net) |
-1,284.8 |
-949.7 |
-571.8 |
-435.2 |
-931.0 |
-1,281.80 |
-937.7 |
-813.1 |
-410.1 |
|
Goods (net) |
-2,148.2 |
-1,960.1 |
-1,304.9 |
-1,221.5 |
-1,627.8 |
-1,964.50 |
-2,170.8 |
-2,519.1 |
2,600.4 |
|
Exports (fob) |
527.4 |
490.5 |
392.2 |
320.2 |
327.1 |
348.8 |
351.8 |
564.6 |
538.2 |
|
Imports (fob) |
2,675.6 |
2,450.6 |
1,697.1 |
1,541.7 |
1,954.9 |
2,313.30 |
2,522.6 |
2,618.7 |
3,138.6 |
|
Services (net) |
-263.9 |
-294.4 |
-526.8 |
-488.9 |
-341.3 |
-302.7 |
-255.2 |
-284.4 |
-451.5 |
|
Exports |
203.0 |
240.8 |
114.6 |
98.2 |
108.7 |
133.3 |
184.8 |
180.6 |
179.1 |
|
Travel |
148.7 |
100.7 |
11.7 |
9.4 |
20.7 |
26.2 |
54.7 |
26.8 |
102.6 |
|
Construction services |
20.8 |
46.0 |
24.0 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
18.2 |
18.7 |
20.1 |
15.1 |
|
Other business services |
8.7 |
65.3 |
58.0 |
45.7 |
50.0 |
59.1 |
60.7 |
75.7 |
5.2 |
|
Government services |
14.9 |
11.6 |
10.1 |
20.7 |
9.5 |
10.2 |
17.2 |
16.5 |
27.9 |
|
Other** |
9.9 |
17.2 |
10.9 |
7.4 |
14.7 |
19.5 |
33.5 |
41.4 |
28.3 |
|
Imports |
466.9 |
535.1 |
641.4 |
587.1 |
450.0 |
436.1 |
440.0 |
465.0 |
630.6 |
|
Transportation |
71.4 |
57.1 |
66.9 |
38.7 |
47.8 |
57.4 |
72.4 |
63.6 |
77.5 |
|
Travel |
242.8 |
290.4 |
378.1 |
345.0 |
264.7 |
245.9 |
225.1 |
218.0 |
324.3 |
|
Communication |
24.8 |
36.0 |
20.2 |
15.9 |
16.3 |
41 |
42.3 |
69.2 |
52.3 |
|
Insurance services |
13.2 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
12.7 |
6.3 |
10.9 |
6.5 |
4.1 |
-10.6 |
|
Other business services |
46.9 |
41.0 |
33.2 |
25.6 |
31.2 |
38.6 |
48.2 |
43.5 |
50.8 |
|
Personal cultural recreational |
7.6 |
7.8 |
13.6 |
22.1 |
27.0 |
9.3 |
6.8 |
14.4 |
68.7 |
|
Government services |
60.0 |
89.5 |
115.5 |
111.2 |
54.0 |
28.3 |
33.9 |
46.8 |
41.9 |
|
Other*** |
0.2 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
16.1 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
25.7 |
|
Income (net) |
753.8 |
669.2 |
326.1 |
223.6 |
252.9 |
229.4 |
356.1 |
422.9 |
547.4 |
|
Receipts |
775.6 |
709.4 |
341.9 |
232.1 |
254.7 |
262.6 |
392.2 |
431.4 |
555.2 |
|
Compensation of employees |
705.9 |
620.0 |
200.2 |
141.1 |
204.0 |
204.3 |
269.3 |
309.9 |
380.2 |
|
Of which from Israel |
686.8 |
600.8 |
179.0 |
106.1 |
167.5 |
161.6 |
220.8 |
260.0 |
315.1 |
|
Investment income |
69.7 |
89.4 |
141.7 |
91.0 |
50.7 |
58.3 |
87.8 |
121.5 |
175.0 |
|
Payments |
21.8 |
40.2 |
15.8 |
8.5 |
1.7 |
33.2 |
36.1 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
|
Current transfers (net) |
373.5 |
635.6 |
933.9 |
1,051.6 |
785.2 |
756.1 |
1,132.2 |
1,283.1 |
2,094.3 |
|
Inflows |
458.6 |
728.3 |
1,000.3 |
1,115.0 |
876.9 |
857.6 |
1,225.5 |
1,388.8 |
2,201.6 |
|
To the government sector |
236.1 |
240.4 |
325.3 |
415.2 |
662.3 |
531.9 |
953.1 |
1,095.6 |
1,048.2 |
|
Donors transfers |
227.0 |
233.6 |
324.2 |
414.1 |
660.4 |
530.5 |
950.9 |
1,093.4 |
1,044.3 |
|
To the private sector |
222.5 |
488.0 |
674.9 |
699.7 |
214.6 |
325.7 |
272.4 |
293.1 |
1,153.4 |
|
Outflows |
85.1 |
92.7 |
66.4 |
63.4 |
91.7 |
101.6 |
93.2 |
105.7 |
107.3 |
|
Capital and financial account (net) |
1,214.1 |
1,086.0 |
720.0 |
413.9 |
1,130.1 |
1,319.50 |
1,049.5 |
894.4 |
228.2 |
|
Capital account (net) |
270.9 |
188.8 |
215.6 |
291.0 |
289.1 |
660.2 |
388.2 |
272.4 |
394.8 |
|
Capital transfers (net) |
270.4 |
188.4 |
215.1 |
290.5 |
288.7 |
659.8 |
387.7 |
271.9 |
394.3 |
|
Inflows |
270.4 |
188.4 |
215.1 |
290.5 |
288.7 |
659.8 |
387.7 |
271.9 |
394.3 |
|
Outflows |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Acquisition / disposal of non- Produced, non-financial assets (net) |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Financial account (net)**** |
943.2 |
897.1 |
504.4 |
122.9 |
841.0 |
659.3 |
661.3 |
622.1 |
-166.6 |
|
Direct investment (net) |
102.0 |
-156.1 |
-344.5 |
-336.7 |
-30.5 |
60.4 |
6.2 |
-120.6 |
-15.6 |
|
Change in investment abroad (net) |
-86.6 |
-218.1 |
-363.7 |
-346.2 |
-48.5 |
11.5 |
-40.4 |
-139.2 |
-43.9 |
|
Change in investment in Palestine (net) |
188.6 |
62.0 |
19.2 |
9.4 |
18.0 |
48.9 |
46.5 |
18.6 |
28.3 |
|
Portfolio investment (net) |
-56.8 |
-0.5 |
-65.0 |
-78.6 |
-24.7 |
21.7 |
4.9 |
-8.4 |
-126.4 |
|
Assets (net) |
-72.0 |
-12.7 |
-78.9 |
-86.9 |
-37.9 |
13.8 |
-8.8 |
-8.4 |
-126.4 |
|
Liabilities (net) |
15.2 |
12.2 |
13.9 |
8.2 |
13.2 |
7.8 |
13.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Other investment (net) |
862.8 |
1,144.8 |
897.6 |
552.8 |
996.7 |
604.6 |
624.6 |
773.4 |
66.6 |
|
Assets (net) |
660.8 |
1,086.5 |
901.5 |
590.9 |
1,074.3 |
547.9 |
512.4 |
774.9 |
85.8 |
|
Currency and deposits |
527.0 |
970.2 |
769.1 |
378.7 |
897.3 |
450.2 |
544.4 |
764.9 |
66.6 |
|
Liabilities (net) |
201.9 |
58.2 |
-3.9 |
-38.1 |
-77.6 |
56.7 |
112.1 |
-1.5 |
-19.1 |
|
Loans |
118.5 |
120.5 |
42.4 |
43.3 |
26.8 |
55.3 |
51.5 |
11.0 |
9.4 |
|
Currency and deposits |
78.1 |
-61.0 |
-40.9 |
-80.4 |
-104.5 |
1.5 |
60.7 |
-12.5 |
-28.6 |
|
Net errors and omissions |
70.7 |
-136.3 |
-148.2 |
21.3 |
-199.1 |
-37.7 |
-111.8 |
-81.3 |
182.0 |
|
Overall balance |
-35.1 |
91.0 |
-16.3 |
14.5 |
100.5 |
27.4 |
-25.7 |
22.3 |
91.3 |
|
Financing |
35.1 |
-91.0 |
16.3 |
-14.5 |
-100.5 |
-27.4 |
25.7 |
-22.3 |
-91.3 |
|
Change in reserve assets (+ = Decrease) |
35.1 |
-91.0 |
16.3 |
-14.5 |
-100.5 |
-27.4 |
25.7 |
-22.3 |
-91.3 |
|
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* Remaining West Bank refers to all West Bank excluding those parts of Jerusalem which were annexedby Israel in 1967. ** Include transportation, communication, insurance, financial, information and computer, royalties and licenses, and personal cultural recreational services. *** Include financial, construction, information and computer, and royalties and licenses fees. **** Include reserve assets |
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