Main Statistical Indicators in Gaza Strip |
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Indicator | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population (million) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Labour Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour Force Participation Rate | .. | .. | 34.9 | 36.7 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 38.0 | 37.4 | 33.2 | 34.2 | 37.3 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 36.0 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 37.6 | 36.4 | 38.4 | 40.1 | 41.2 | 44.4 | 45.3 | 46.1 |
Employment Rate | .. | .. | 71.6 | 67.7 | 73.3 | 78.8 | 83.1 | 81.1 | 66.0 | 62.1 | 70.9 | 64.7 | 69.7 | 65.2 | 70.3 | 59.4 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 71.3 | 69.0 | 67.4 | 56.1 | 64.1 | 58.3 |
Unemployment Rate | .. | .. | 28.4 | 32.3 | 26.7 | 21.2 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 34.0 | 37.9 | 29.1 | 35.3 | 30.3 | 34.8 | 29.7 | 40.6 | 38.6 | 37.8 | 28.7 | 31.0 | 32.6 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 41.7 |
Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Economic Activity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry | .. | .. | 10.8 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
Mining, Quarrying and Manufacturing | .. | .. | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
Construction | .. | .. | 15.4 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
Commerce, Restaurants and Hotels | .. | .. | 18.6 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 20.9 |
Transportation, Storage and Communication | .. | .. | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
Services and Other Branches | .. | .. | 35.2 | 41.4 | 38.9 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 41.4 | 53.4 | 47.5 | 40.7 | 49.0 | 49.2 | 53.9 | 50.9 | 60.1 | 63.3 | 60.6 | 52.9 | 52.6 | 51.8 | 58.7 | 55.5 | 53.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 100 | ||
Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Occupation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | .. | .. | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
Professionals, Technicians, Associates and Clerks | .. | .. | 21.0 | 21.6 | 24.5 | 22.2 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 31.9 | 28.4 | 24.9 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 27.0 | 29.4 | 36.6 | 34.9 | 30.8 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 40.4 | 39.2 | 39.3 |
Service, Shop & Market Workers | .. | .. | 6.6 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 19.7 | 25.8 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 23.5 | 25.1 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 35.0 | 30.8 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 22.0 | 22.9 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 44 |
Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers | .. | .. | 7.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
Craft and Related Trade Workers | .. | .. | 23.6 | 21.1 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | .. | .. | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
Elementary Occupations | .. | .. | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 31.1 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 14.7 | 16.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 100 | ||
Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Employment Status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employers | .. | .. | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Self - Employed | .. | .. | 20.4 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 19.7 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
Wage Employees | .. | .. | 62.6 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 71.0 | 71.1 | 69.5 | 67.5 | 63.4 | 61.5 | 66.4 | 67.0 | 69.5 | 64.3 | 69.9 | 76.4 | 78.9 | 72.7 | 74.1 | 73.3 | 75.7 | 78.1 | 78.7 |
Unpaid Family Members | .. | .. | 10.9 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 100 | ||
Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public Sector | .. | .. | 23.0 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 31.5 | 41.4 | 36.7 | 30.6 | 37.1 | 37.9 | 41.5 | 39.0 | 46.7 | 48.0 | 46.1 | 39.6 | 38.8 | 37.8 | 41.5 | 36.9 | 36.4 |
Private Sector | .. | .. | 71.5 | 60.6 | 59.5 | 56.2 | 53.6 | 52.3 | 51.5 | 55.3 | 62.0 | 56.4 | 56.5 | 52.6 | 55.8 | 47.8 | 45.6 | 48.1 | 55.2 | 56.1 | 57.4 | 52.9 | 57.6 | 59.0 |
UNRWA | .. | .. | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
Israel and Settlements | .. | .. | 3.3 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total | .. | .. | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 100 |
Median Daily Net Wage (NIS) * | 34.6 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 46.2 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 57.7 | 65.4 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 46.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 54.1 | 46.2 | 45.0 | ||
Average Daily Net Wage (NIS) * | .. | .. | 42.5 | 42.4 | 44.0 | 46.9 | 51.0 | 52.5 | 54.2 | 55.0 | 53.4 | 58.3 | 62.0 | 69.0 | 65.1 | 60.9 | 62.7 | 58.2 | 61.6 | 64.3 | 63.1 | 63.9 | 61.9 | 61.6 |
Poverty and Living Standards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Monthly Household Consumption in Jordanian Dinar | .. | .. | .. | 543.1 | 535.3 | 524.5 | .. | .. | 450.3 | .. | .. | 539.7 | 541.9 | 550.2 | 453.8 | .. | 692.8 | 719.0 | 756.6 | .. | .. | |||
Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumpt | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | .. | .. | |||
Deep Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Con | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.9 | 23.0 | 21.1 | .. | .. | |||
National Accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Domestic Product (Value in USD Million) | .. | 1099.5 | 1141.3 | 1148.7 | 1298.7 | 1467.2 | 1469.6 | 1265.9 | 1229.0 | 1134.8 | 1390.6 | 1493.2 | 1792.9 | 1478.9 | 1383.5 | 1264.8 | 1359.0 | 1513.3 | 1781.1 | 1905.8 | 2012.7 | 1709.1 | ||
GDP per capita (Value in USD) | .. | 1346.8 | 1292.7 | 1224.4 | 1304.5 | 1420.7 | 1372.1 | 1140.7 | 1072.5 | 959.3 | 1138.8 | 1184.1 | 1374.5 | 1096.1 | 991.3 | 878.1 | 914.1 | 985.7 | 1121.1 | 1159.0 | 1182.9 | 971.1 | ||
Real GDP growth rate (%) | .. | .. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ||
Consumer price index (Base year 2010=100) | .. | .. | .. | 57.96 | 62.65 | 66.34 | 68.98 | 71.02 | 70.30 | 71.76 | 73.54 | 75.88 | 77.73 | 81.34 | 82.60 | 94.15 | 98.31 | 100.00 | 100.57 | 101.06 | 100.29 | 103.14 | 104.97 | |
Foreign trade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registered Exports (US Thousand Dollar) | .. | .. | .. | 33137.4 | 42492.3 | 41181.7 | 41760.3 | 77758.4 | 38424.2 | 32733.6 | 45237.3 | 39937.8 | 41266.5 | 33955.7 | 22287.1 | - | 112.2 | 3337.4 | 3646.5 | 4683.3 | 1546.9 | 6365.5 | .. | |
Registered Imports (US Thousand Dollar) | .. | .. | .. | 664419.4 | 677828.6 | 662228.5 | 700932.0 | 677293.7 | 481034.5 | 444874.5 | 552186.6 | 643145.1 | 645677.5 | 684568.5 | 631582.8 | 557891.8 | 273181.5 | 385194.0 | 333492.5 | 391765.6 | 512164.1 | 652939.3 | .. | |
Agriculture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total of Cultivated Area / Dunum** | 174412.0 | 185390.0 | 183803.0 | 185074.0 | 194957.0 | 152818.0 | 176934.0 | 183170.0 | 177311.0 | 164903.0 | 161502.0 | 168506.0 | 178495.0 | 181282.0 | 160209.0 | .. | .. | 85253.0 | 105529.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Hotels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of Hotels | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Room occupancy % | .. | .. | .. | 24.3 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 4.2 | 17.7 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
No. of Guests | .. | .. | .. | 6,390 | 6,917 | 10,368 | 15,757 | 20,002 | 2,240 | 6,118 | 4,556 | 10,398 | 7,654 | 2,699 | 1,398 | 1,937 | 785 | 1,224 | 3,063 | .. | .. | .. |