Palestine recorded a Current Account deficit of 21.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in Palestine averaged -16.98 percent of GDP from 1998 until 2024, reaching an all time high of -8.10 percent of GDP in 2007 and a record low of -34.95 percent of GDP in 1999. source: Palestine Monetary Authority

Current Account to GDP in Palestine is expected to reach -18.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Palestine Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -14.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and -12.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -455.90 -428.00 USD Million May 2025
Current Account -963.00 -480.00 USD Million Mar 2025
Current Account to GDP -21.10 -13.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 122.90 154.90 USD Million Jun 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
Foreign Direct Investment 3326.00 3297.00 USD Million Mar 2025
Imports 511.30 610.80 USD Million Jun 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terrorism Index 4.93 4.97 Points Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals 1000.00 4232.00 Thousand Dec 2020



Palestine Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-21.10 -13.00 -8.10 -34.95 1998 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly