Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Palestine
Palestine: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 91.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palestine, 2008–2024
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palestine is 91.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palestine peaked at 103.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2015.
Palestine ranks 127th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 99.7% | — |
| 2009 | 93.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 103.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 103.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 102.9% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | -11.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 91.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 91.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.3%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 93.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 80.6% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 90.9% | 102.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More public sector data for Palestine
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3872 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 331.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total 0 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palestine?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palestine was 91.2% in 2024, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2015.
- How does Palestine rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Palestine ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.