Expense in Palestine
Palestine: Expense was 4.74 billion current LCU in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Palestine, 2005–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Palestine stood at 4.74 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Palestine peaked at 4.74 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.87 billion current LCU, in 2005.
That places Palestine 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 billion current LCU | 1.87 billion current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.68 billion current LCU | 3.07 billion current LCU | 4.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 billion current LCU | 4.54 billion current LCU | 4.74 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 134 Kuwait 10.18 billion current LCU compare
- 135 El Salvador 9.37 billion current LCU compare
- 138 Bahrain 3.52 billion current LCU compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 3.46 billion current LCU compare
- 140 Fiji 3.42 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Palestine
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Armed forces personnel, total 0 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel 0.0% (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 70 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Intentional homicides 0.622 per 100,000 people (2022)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score 71.47 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste 250 number of cases (2022)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score 73.2 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b 91.2% (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure 65 scale 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Palestine?
- Expense in Palestine was 4.74 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 billion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 billion current LCU in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for expense?
- Palestine ranks 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.