Palestinian Central Bureau of  Statistics (PCBS) 

Economic Surveys Series 2012

121,264 enterprises in private and non-governmental operating in the economic activities covered in Palestine. 

The results of the surveys show that there are 121,264 non-agricultural enterprises in private and non-governmental operating in the economic activities covered in Palestine. These economic activities are distributed as follows: internal trade activities 57.1%, services activities 27.8%, industrial activities 13.4%, transport and storage activities 0.7%, construction activities 0.5%, and information and communications activities 0.5%. 

58.9% of employed persons were waged employees: 76.5% of them male and 23.5% female

During 2012, there were 379,703 workers employed in these economic activities distributed by economic activity as follows: internal trade activities 40.0%, services activities 32.7%, industrial activities 20.7%, construction activities 3.0%, information and communications activities 1.8%, and transport and storage activities 1.8%.  

The results indicate that the value of output of enterprises in Palestine was USD 10,063.8 million distributed by economic activity as follows: industrial activities 37.7%, internal trade activities 28.5%, services activities 18.0%, information and communications activities 7.4%, construction activities 6.7%, and transport and storage activities 1.7%. 

The gross value added in non-agricultural enterprises in the Palestinian Territory was USD 6,462.8 million distributed by economic activity as follows: internal trade activities 36.1%, industrial activities 26.5%, services activities 21.3%, information and communications activities 9.8%, construction activities 4.7%, and transport and storage activities 1.6%.   

Percentage Distribution of Value Added for  Operating

Enterprises in Private and Non-Governmental Organization Sectors in Palestine by Main Economic Activity, 2012