Expense in Palestine

Palestine: Expense was 4.74 billion current LCU in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.74 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
137th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4.74 billion current LCU
in 2021
All-time low
1.87 billion current LCU
in 2005
Years of data
17
2005–2021

Expense in Palestine, 2005–2021

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B2005201320212005: 1.9B current LCU2006: 2.3B current LCU2007: 2.2B current LCU2008: 3.0B current LCU2009: 3.0B current LCU2010: 3.1B current LCU2011: 3.2B current LCU2012: 3.1B current LCU2013: 3.4B current LCU2014: 3.7B current LCU2015: 3.8B current LCU2016: 4.0B current LCU2017: 4.3B current LCU2018: 4.0B current LCU2019: 4.2B current LCU2020: 4.5B current LCU2021: 4.7B current LCU

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 134 Kuwait 10.18 billion current LCU compare
  2. 135 El Salvador 9.37 billion current LCU compare
  3. 138 Bahrain 3.52 billion current LCU compare
  4. 139 Solomon Islands 3.46 billion current LCU compare
  5. 140 Fiji 3.42 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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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

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.