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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Palestine: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Palestine is placed 156th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 4,272 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 18.21 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
156th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 4,272GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 18.21Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- 39.62Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Palestine on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
4,272
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Palestine: 4,272. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Asia
- 110,136 Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 17,265 · Israel 48,197 · Jordan 10,794
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Palestine’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
18.21
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Palestine: 18.21. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Asia
- 88.52 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 7.014 · Israel 88.52 · Jordan 39.58
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Palestine, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.334 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 0.071 · Israel 1.334 · Jordan 0.088
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
39.62
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Palestine: 39.62. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Asia
- 96.13 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 43.11 · Israel 89.27 · Jordan 46.46
02Over time
Which way Palestine is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine fell from 4,521 in 2000 to 4,272 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2025 4,272 17,265 2024 4,191 18,108 2023 5,562 17,686 2022 5,753 16,933 2021 5,663 16,260 2020 5,424 15,631 2019 6,270 16,761 2018 6,343 16,349 2017 6,427 16,129 2016 6,464 15,512 2015 6,073 14,857 2014 5,990 14,475 2013 6,142 14,681 2012 6,009 14,631 2011 5,805 13,916 2010 5,432 14,101 2009 5,271 13,655 2008 4,985 14,030 2007 4,770 13,755 2006 4,714 12,983 2005 4,885 12,023 2004 4,503 11,608 2003 3,789 11,183 2002 3,409 11,144 2001 3,997 10,907 2000 4,521 10,589 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from 19.43 in 2011 to 39.62 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2024 40 73 2021 34 74 2017 25 59 2014 24 52 2011 19 37
03In context
Palestine beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Palestine and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 48,197 | 88.52 | 1.334 | 89.27 |
 Jordan | 104th | 10,794 | 39.58 | 0.088 | 46.46 |
 Egypt | 128th | 17,265 | 7.014 | 0.071 | 43.11 |
| Palestine | 156th | 4,272 | 18.21 | — | 39.62 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Palestine in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Palestine is ahead of the world, and behind
41 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Palestine does better than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47416.567.474No real change since 2014
Palestine: 16.56 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 24th of 118 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23116.75106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Palestine: 116.75 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 57th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.3443.396▲ Improved since 2015
Palestine: 4.344 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 64th of 186 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08111.76106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Palestine: 111.76 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 74th of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median21
Statistics on which Palestine does worse than the middle country measured.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95584.35701.95No earlier reading
Palestine: 584.35 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 78th of 145 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.49.19610.4No earlier reading
Palestine: 9.196 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06104.61107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Palestine: 104.61 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 108th of 194 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6744.9946.67No real change since 2012
Palestine: 44.99 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 111th of 195 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4220.1625.42No real change since 2014
Palestine: 20.16 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 98th of 170 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1935.5440.19▲ Improved since 2023
Palestine: 35.54 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 115th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1827.1426.18▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 27.14 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 25th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.407-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: -0.407 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 130th of 209 · derived.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.521.332▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 1.52 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8149.8341.81No earlier reading
Palestine: 49.83 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 68th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7236.3833.72▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 36.38 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.126.577.12▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 6.57 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 40th of 60 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8006,16412,800No real change since 2017
Palestine: 6,164 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 121st of 173 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8904,77512,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Palestine: 4,775 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 124th of 166 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2734,62514,273▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: 4,625 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 78th of 102 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3944.4852.39No earlier reading
Palestine: 44.48 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 169 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8252.7565.82No earlier reading
Palestine: 52.75 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 41st of 50 · derived.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1328.4250.13No earlier reading
Palestine: 28.42 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 45th of 50 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.1712.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 0.171 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3345.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 45.9 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 5th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.847.4766.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 47.47 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 49th of 50 · derived.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0490.6162.04No real change since 2015
Palestine: 90.61 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 9th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9325.5922.93Moved since 2015
Palestine: 25.59 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 45th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7253.5341.72Moved since 2015
Palestine: 53.53 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 49th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.5830.523Moved since 2013
Palestine: 0.583 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2403,5792,240Moved since 2022
Palestine: 3,579 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9682.4061.968Moved since 2015
Palestine: 2.406 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2117.0516.21Moved since 2015
Palestine: 17.05 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 61st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6874.7679.68No real change since 2015
Palestine: 74.76 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 77th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.7193.306Moved since 2015
Palestine: 2.719 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1735.9367.17No real change since 2014
Palestine: 35.93 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.170.306Moved since 2015
Palestine: 0.17 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3421.2336.34Moved since 2015
Palestine: 21.23 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 109th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6023.2969.602Moved since 2015
Palestine: 3.296 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2381.62103.23Moved since 2015
Palestine: 81.62 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.067.54322.06No real change since 2014
Palestine: 7.543 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 139th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70801.708No real change since 2011
Palestine: 0 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 180th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Palestine
Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports (last 2018), Debt Service on External Debt, Economic Complexity Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Global Innovation Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) (last 2024), Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Research and Development Spending (last 2013), Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2017), Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Palestine’s 12 topics
Economy & Innovation is Palestine’s 10th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability24th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy70th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 1592/3 keys
- Digital & Technology108th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital119th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience125th of 1932/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing140th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge140th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions140th of 1942/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation156th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties180th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality177th of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Palestine can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Palestine156th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Palestine and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Palestine on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Palestine rank on economy & innovation?
Palestine is placed 156th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Palestine?
4,272 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Palestine?
18.21 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Palestine compare with Egypt on economy & innovation?
Egypt is placed 128th of 176, and Palestine 156th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Egypt 17,265, Palestine 4,272; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Egypt 7.014, Palestine 18.21; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Egypt 43.11, Palestine 39.62.
How have Palestine’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) fell from 4,521 in 2000 to 4,272 in 2025; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 19.43 in 2011 to 39.62 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Palestine?
No current reading is published for Palestine on Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Economic Complexity Index, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Global Innovation Index, ICT Goods Exports, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Research and Development Spending, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 41 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Palestine’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Palestine (banner) — KlausFoehl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Palestine: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/palestine/economy