Balance of Payments in Palestinian Territory

 1999-2005 (Preliminary Results)

 

(Value in million US$)

Item

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Current account (net)

-1,327.7

-1,011.8

-735.2

-457.4

-999.8

-1,483.3

-1,107.07

  Goods (net)

-2,617.8

-2,372.3

-1,663.1

-1,470.4

-1,915.9

-2,365.5

-2,637.95

     Exports (fob)

602.8

559.8

447.8

365.1

376.9

404.4

411.6

     Imports (fob)

3,220.7

2,932.1

2,110.9

1,835.5

2,292.8

2,769.9

3,049.5

  Services (net)

-45.6

-104.0

-524.4

-458.8

-304.0

-308.5

-222.12

     Exports

474.7

462.2

177.8

191.9

213.6

181.4

265.3

     Imports

520.3

566.2

702.1

650.7

517.6

489.8

487.4

  Income (net)

937.1

824.2

485.3

381.1

455.6

426.1

573.25

     Receipts

960.3

866.6

503.9

392.1

457.8

459.4

609.5

        Compensation of employees

888.6

777.1

362.2

301.1

402.9

401.1

486.44

            Of which  from Israel

853.6

741.6

321.5

237.3

337.3

328.2

407.3

        Investment Income

71.7

89.6

141.7

91.0

54.9

58.3

87.78

      Payments

23.2

42.4

18.6

11.1

2.2

33.3

36.3

  Current transfers (net)

398.6

640.3

966.9

1,090.8

764.5

764.6

1,179.75

   Inflows

572.1

763.7

1,067.6

1,187.3

917.4

903.6

1,308.5

       To the government sector

240.1

243.8

328.8

418.4

666.3

535.1

957.3

       To the private sector

332.1

519.9

738.8

768.9

251.1

368.5

351.2

   Outflows

173.5

123.3

100.6

96.5

152.9

139.0

128.8

Capital and financial account(net)

1,053.8

1,034.3

606.8

296.5

1,099.8

1,391.6

1,104.50

   Capital account (net)

281.5

198.1

225.5

300.5

304.7

670.3

422.23

      Capital transfers (net)

280.2

196.8

224.2

299.3

303.4

669.0

420.94

         Inflows

280.2

196.8

224.2

299.3

303.4

669.0

420.9

         Outflows

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

      Acquisition / disposal of non- produced 

 non-financial assets (net)

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.29

   Financial account (net)*

772.3

836.2

381.3

-4.1

795.1

721.3

682.28

      Direct  investment (net)

19.2

-151.2

-358.2

-350.2

-30.5

99.7

37.77

         Change in investment abroad (net)

-169.4

-213.2

-377.3

-359.7

-48.5

50.8

-8.78

         Change in investment in Palestine (net)

188.6

62.0

19.2

9.4

18.0

48.9

46.54

      Portfolio investment (net)

-105.0

-50.5

-136.4

-152.6

-24.7

61.9

2.40

         Assets (net)

-120.2

-62.7

-150.3

-160.9

-37.9

54.1

-11.30

         Liabilities (net)

15.2

12.2

13.9

8.2

13.2

7.8

13.70

     Other  investment (net)

822.9

1,128.8

859.5

513.3

950.8

587.0

616.46

         Assets (net)

621.0

1,070.6

863.4

551.4

1,028.5

530.3

504.31

         Liabilities (net)

201.9

58.2

-3.9

-38.1

-77.6

56.7

112.15

Net  errors and omissions

273.9

-22.5

128.4

160.9

-100.0

91.7

2.56

Overall balance

-35.1

91.0

-16.3

14.5

100.5

27.4

-25.7

Financing

35.1

-91.0

16.3

-14.5

-100.5

-27.4

25.7

Change in reserve assets (+Decrease)

35.1

-91.0

16.3

-14.5

-100.5

-27.4

25.7


*Include reserve assets