(Value in US $ million)

Item

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

CURRENT ACCOUNT

-990.3

-997.9

-436.4

-915.1

-1516.0

-1152.2

-912.9

-417.3

535.1

Goods

-2181.9

-1999.4

-1473.1

-1751.9

-2335.8

-2680.0

-2795.0

-3178.2

-3453.8

Exports

539.5

394.8

327.4

368.0

400.7

434.7

450.4

646.5

669.6

Imports

2721.5

2394.2

1800.5

2119.9

2736.5

3114.7

3245.4

3824.7

4123.4

Services

-75.2

-494.7

-476.5

-314.3

-360.9

-221.2

-300.4

-373.1

-340.3

Exports

472.9

180.1

196.9

259.0

240.4

282.4

259.9

369.5

498.2

   Travel

282.5

36.9

37.8

152.4

114.6

118.7

89.0

211.9

269.4

   Communications services

1.2

3.7

3.9

8.2

14.7

25.0

34.8

26.4

26.3

   Construction services

46.0

24.0

15.0

13.8

18.2

38.8

19.2

17.8

25.1

   Other business services

76.0

58.0

45.7

50.0

59.1

59.4

75.7

70.2

68.4

   Government services, n.i.e.

19.8

20.4

37.5

22.5

23.3

28.4

29.1

36.0

91.0

Others

47.5

37.1

57.0

12.1

10.4

12.2

12.2

7.1

18.0

Imports

548.2

674.8

673.3

573.3

601.3

503.7

560.3

742.6

838.5

   Transportation

57.1

66.9

38.7

47.8

57.4

72.4

63.6

77.5

63.6

   Travel

300.9

404.3

418.3

388.0

407.2

254.1

303.3

436.0

534.4

   Communications services

36.0

20.2

15.9

16.3

41.0

60.3

69.2

58.7

43.9

   Other business services

45.4

43.2

29.6

34.3

44.8

56.9

52.6

60.7

61.7

   Personal, cultural, and recreational services

6.0

10.7

30.9

24.0

7.1

11.5

13.3

52.2

67.2

   Government services, n.i.e.

89.5

115.5

111.2

54.0

28.3

33.9

46.8

41.9

52.5

Others

13.3

13.9

28.8

8.9

15.5

14.5

11.7

15.5

15.1

Income

628.3

523.0

417.1

480.4

446.5

574.2

691.9

765.7

910.9

Receipts

670.7

541.7

428.2

482.6

478.7

609.4

700.5

773.6

914.3

Compensation of employees

581.1

400.0

337.2

427.7

421.4

486.7

579.2

598.5

737.9

   Compempl

545.6

359.3

273.4

362.2

348.5

407.6

497.7

510.7

647.0

Investment income

89.6

141.7

91.0

54.9

57.3

122.6

121.3

175.1

176.4

Payments

42.4

18.6

11.1

2.2

32.2

35.2

8.6

7.9

3.4

Current transfers

638.6

973.2

1096.1

670.7

734.2

1174.8

1490.6

2368.3

3418.3

Inflows

761.4

1076.6

1195.6

923.9

895.3

1299.4

1623.0

2505.5

3570.6

General government

243.5

329.8

419.4

667.1

535.6

957.8

1101.4

1053.0

1977.6

       Donors

233.6

324.2

414.1

660.4

530.5

950.9

1093.4

1044.3

1967.1

Other sectors

517.9

746.8

776.2

256.8

359.8

341.6

521.6

1452.4

1593.0

Outflows

122.7

103.4

99.5

253.2

161.2

124.5

132.4

137.2

152.3

CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT

1048.5

785.2

406.2

1045.6

1417.1

1124.0

954.3

302.7

-499.5

Capital account

198.1

225.5

300.5

304.7

669.2

418.1

274.8

401.5

398.8

Capital transfers

196.8

224.2

299.3

303.4

667.9

416.8

273.5

400.2

397.5

Inflows

196.8

224.2

299.3

303.4

667.9

416.8

273.5

400.2

397.5

Outflows

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

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

Financial account

850.4

559.7

105.7

740.9

747.9

705.9

679.5

-98.9

-898.3

Direct investment

-151.2

-358.2

-350.2

-30.5

94.8

33.6

-106.5

36.3

59.8

   Abroad

-213.2

-377.3

-359.7

-48.5

45.9

-13.0

-125.1

8.0

8.3

   In Palestine

62.0

19.2

9.4

18.0

48.9

46.5

18.6

28.3

51.5

Portfolio investment

-101.0

-136.4

-152.6

-24.7

56.9

2.7

-8.4

-130.7

-24.7

   Assets

-113.2

-150.3

-160.9

-37.9

49.0

-11.0

-8.4

-130.7

-24.7

   Liabilities

12.2

13.9

8.2

13.2

7.8

13.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other investment

1193.5

1038.0

623.1

896.6

623.6

643.9

816.7

86.8

-399.6

   Assets

1135.3

1041.9

661.2

974.2

552.9

531.8

818.3

105.9

-407.8

      Currency and deposits

1019.0

909.4

449.0

797.2

455.2

563.8

808.3

86.7

-290.8

   Liabilities

58.2

-3.9

-38.1

-77.6

70.7

112.1

-1.5

-19.1

8.1

Loans

120.5

42.4

43.3

26.8

55.3

51.5

11.0

9.4

8.0

      Currency and deposits

-61.0

-40.9

-80.4

-104.5

15.5

60.7

-12.5

-28.6

0.2

Errors and omissions, net

-58.2

212.6

30.1

-130.5

98.9

28.2

-41.5

114.7

-35.6

OVERALL BALANCE

91.0

-16.3

14.5

100.5

27.4

-25.7

22.3

91.3

533.8

FINANCING (INCREASE IN ASSETS IS NEG.)

-91.0

16.3

-14.5

-100.5

-27.4

25.7

-22.3

-91.3

-533.8

Reserve assets

-91.0

16.3

-14.5

-100.5

-27.4

25.7

-22.3

-91.3

-533.8

* Include transportation,  insurance, financial, information and computer, royalties and licenses, and personal cultural recreational services

** Include financial, construction, information and computer, royalties and licenses fees, insurance services.

*** Include reserve assets