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1 2 State of Palestine 3 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Palestine in Figures 11 2017 12 13 14 15 16 March, 2018 17

This document is prepared in accordance with the standard procedures stated in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official Statistics 2006. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 © March, 2018

25 All rights reserved 26 27 Citation: 28 29 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018. Palestine in Figures 30 2017. Ramallah – Palestine. 31 32 All correspondence should be directed to: 33 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 34 P. O Box 1647. Ramallah - Palestine 35 Tel: (972/970) 2 2982700 Fax: (972/970) 2 2982710 Toll Free: 1800300300 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pcbs.gov.ps Reference ID: 36

2 37 PALESTINE

3 39 Vision 40 An accessible and efficient statistical national information system 41 for state building. 42 43 Mission 44 To produce and disseminate coherent, objective, high quality and 45 timely official statistics to meet user needs nationally and 46 internationally. 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

4 54 Explanation of Symbols in Tables: 55 56 (-) = Nil 57 (0) = Less than half of the unit 58 (..) = Not available 59 60 Note: 61 1. Data referred to in this document represent Palestine (West Bank 62 including Jerusalem and Gaza Strip) unless otherwise stated. 63 64 2. Data referred to in this document are based on two main sources: first, 65 the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, where data is derived from 66 different surveys and censuses and secondly, data obtained from the 67 administrative records of public and private institutions. For those who 68 require more details on sources, please contact the Division for User 69 Services at PCBS. 70 71 3. Scholastic Year: starts in August of every year and ends in June of the 72 following year. 73 74 4. Agricultural Year: starts in October of every year and ends in September 75 of the following year. 76

5 77 Work Team . Report Preparation: Rami Sarawan Yousef Al-Ashqar Ghadeer Al-haj Ali

. Maps Design: Nour Sabbah

. Graphic Design: Mosab Thuminat

. Photos: Thaher Farah Mounir Kleibo

. Dissemination Standards: Hanan Janajreh

. Preliminary Review: Maen Salhab Mohammad Omari Maher Sbieh

. Final Review:

Inaya Zidan Mohammad Qlalwah

. Overall Supervision: Ola Awad President of PCBS 78 79

6 80 Table of Contents 81 Subject Page

Selected Indicators by Region 8 Population 9 Labour 18 Living Standards 23 Education 27

Culture 33 Information Society 37 Health 42 Security and Justice 45 International Investment Position 48

Establishments 55 National Accounts 58 Consumer Price Index 62 Registered Foreign Trade 64

Building Licenses 68 Transportation and Communications 70 Finance and Insurance 72 Other Economic Sectors 74 Tourism 76 Agriculture 78

Environment 81 Housing Conditions 88

Buildings and Housing Units 90 82 83

7 84 Selected Indicators by Region 85 Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Number of Population 2017 4,781,248 2,881,957 1,899,291

Males 2,433,196 1,470,293 962,903

Females 2,348,052 1,411,664 936,388

Total Area (km2) 6,020 5,655 365

Population Density (Capita/km2) 2017 794 510 5,204

Percentage of Population Below 15 Years, 2017 38.6 36.5 41.7

Average Household Size, 2017 5.1 4.8 5.6 Unemployment Rate for Population Participated in the labour 27.7 17.9 43.9 force Aged 15 Years and Over, 2017 Students per Class at Basic Stage, 2017/2018* 31.2 27.2 38.6

Students per Class at Secondary Stage, 2017/2018* 26.6 22.2 37.1

Percentage of Households Who have Computer Desktop, 2017 15.6 19.9 9.0

Hospital Beds per 1000 of Population, 2017 1.26 1.26 1.25

Gross Domestic Product (Million USD), 2016 (Constant Prices) 13,269.7 9,874.1 3,395.6 Gross Domestic Product Per Capita (USD), 2016 (Constant 2,922.9 3,689.4 1,822.0 Prices) Total Registered Value of Exports (Million USD), 2016 926 922 4

Total Registered Value of Imports (Million USD), 2016 5,364 4,692 672

Number of Fixed Telephone Lines, 2016 432,000 294,316 137,684

Average Housing Density (Person per Room), 2017 1.4 1.3 1.6 86 * Primary data 87

8 88 Population

89 90

91 Projected Palestinian Population in the World by Reside Country, End 92 Year 2017 Country Number Percentage

State of Palestine 4,793,781 37.6 1948 Territory 1,563,316 12.3 Arab Countries 5,678,245 44.6 Foreign Countries 706,112 5.5

Total 12,741,454 100 93 94 Percentage Distribution of Palestinians in the World by Country of Residence, 95 End 2017 Foreign Countries 5.5% State of Palestine 37.6%

Arab Countries 44.6%

1948 Territory 12.3% 96 97 * 98 Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2017 Sex Region Both Sexes Males Females Palestine 4,781,248 2,433,196 2,348,052 West Bank 2,881,957 1,470,293 1,411,664 Gaza Strip 1,899,291 962,903 936,388 99 *Includes population counted in Palestine, and also includes the uncounted population estimates according to 100 post enumeration survey. 101 102 103

11 104 Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2017 2,433.2 2,500.0 2,348.1 Males Females

2,000.0 1,470.3 1,411.7 1,500.0 962.9 1,000.0 936.4

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thousand Number in in Number 0.0

Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Region 105 106 107 Registered Live Births and Deaths in Palestine by Region, Governorate and 108 Sex, 2014, 2015 109 Sex and Year Both Sexes Region\ 2014 2015 Governorate 2014 2015 Males Females Males Females Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Palestine 128,073 13,390 124,331 11,908 65,889 7,654 62,184 5,736 63,857 6,424 60,474 5,484 West Bank* 71,710 6,616 69,889 7,288 36,835 3,518 34,875 3,098 36,049 3,999 33,840 3,289 Jenin 8,071 889 8,037 1,016 4,142 441 3,929 448 4,125 552 3,912 464 Tubas 1,382 137 1,400 163 737 69 645 68 732 88 668 75 Tulkarm 4,856 654 4,627 705 2,496 323 2,360 331 2,394 372 2,233 333 Nablus 10,144 1,109 9,617 1,215 5,238 591 4,906 518 4,992 651 4,625 564 Qalqiliya 3,191 311 3,117 284 1,637 174 1,554 137 1,597 161 1,520 123 Salfit 2,075 201 2,014 214 1,085 114 990 87 1,039 99 975 115 Ramallah and Al Bireh 8,311 826 7,723 917 4,314 423 3,997 403 3,960 504 3,763 413 Jericho and Al Aghwar 2,098 171 1,973 175 1,048 109 1,050 62 1,008 99 965 76 Jerusalem* 3,475 309 3,239 318 1,756 164 1,719 145 1,719 198 1,520 120 Bethlehem 5,977 558 5,929 655 3,047 298 2,930 260 3,039 350 2,890 305 Hebron 22,130 1,451 22,213 1,626 11,335 812 10,795 639 11,444 925 10,769 701 Gaza Strip 56,363 6,774 54,442 4,620 29,054 4,136 27,309 2,638 27,808 2,425 26,634 2,195 North Gaza 9,487 1,123 9,289 731 4,889 681 4,598 442 4,787 368 4,502 363 Gaza 20,542 2,207 19,781 1,660 10,580 1,302 9,962 905 10,062 900 9,719 760 Deir Al-Balah 7,793 941 7,476 692 3,996 559 3,797 382 3,830 343 3,646 349 Khan Yunis 11,138 1,478 10,954 906 5,711 947 5,427 531 5,589 472 5,365 434 Rafah 7,403 1,025 6,942 631 3,878 647 3,525 378 3,540 342 3,402 289 *Data doesn’t include Jerusalem ID holders. 110 111 12 112 Registered Live Births and Deaths in the West Bank by Month of Birth, Month 113 of Death and Sex, 2014, 2015 114 Sex and Year Both Sexes 2014 2015 Month 2014 2015 Males Females Males Females

Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths

West Bank* 71,710 6,616 69,889 7,288 36,835 3,518 34,875 3,098 36,049 3,999 33,840 3,289

January 6,062 713 6,233 784 3,132 351 2,930 362 3,201 428 3,032 356 February 5,388 542 5,321 695 2,723 310 2,665 232 2,758 344 2,563 351

March 5,971 589 5,953 661 3,049 319 2,922 270 3,078 346 2,875 315 April 5,519 523 5,407 551 2,811 274 2,708 249 2,833 321 2,574 230

May 5,710 545 5,698 598 2,890 282 2,820 263 2,889 336 2,809 262 June 6,072 487 5,858 485 3,145 273 2,927 214 3,050 256 2,808 229 July 6,619 512 6,551 607 3,473 288 3,146 224 3,371 338 3,180 269

August 6,771 526 6,586 579 3,520 281 3,251 245 3,404 291 3,182 288 September 6,255 509 5,851 526 3,158 262 3,097 247 3,044 319 2,807 207

October 6,031 501 5,662 547 3,118 276 2,913 225 2,882 290 2,780 257 November 5,638 574 5,364 580 2,867 298 2,771 276 2,803 340 2,561 240

December 5,674 595 5,405 675 2,949 304 2,725 291 2,736 390 2,669 285 *Data doesn’t include Jerusalem ID holders. 115 116 Registered Live Births in the West Bank by Month of Birth, 2015 7,000 6,551 6,586 6,233 5,953 5,858 5,851 6,000 5,662 5,405 5,698 5,000 5,407 5,364 Number 5,321

4,000

117 Month of Birth 118

13 119 Population Pyramid in Palestine, 2017

Fmale 80+ Male 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9

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0 0

50 50

250 350 300 200 150 100

100 100 150 200 250 300 350

120 121 122 123 124 Average Household Size in Palestine by Region, 2015-2017 Region 2015 2016 2017

Palestine 5.2 5.2 5.1

West Bank 4.9 4.8 4.8

Gaza Strip 5.7 5.7 5.6 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 14 133 Palestinian Population (14 Years and Over) in Palestine by Region, Marital 134 Status and Sex, 2017 Marital Status Region and Total Sex Never Legally Not Married Divorced Widowed Separated Married Married Stated

Both Sex

Palestine 1,053,450 46,711 1,745,676 26,117 75,167 5,117 1,341 2,953,579 West Bank 648,302 34,101 1,070,691 14,738 48,397 3,595 1,295 1,821,119 Gaza Strip 405,148 12,610 674,985 11,379 26,770 1,522 46 1,132,460

Males

Palestine 600,596 22,713 857,641 5,863 6,717 1,139 955 1,495,624 West Bank 371,595 16,646 526,964 3,547 4,358 876 923 924,909 Gaza Strip 229,001 6,067 330,677 2,316 2,359 263 32 570,715

Females

Palestine 452,854 23,998 888,035 20,254 68,450 3,978 386 1,457,955 West Bank 276,707 17.455 543,727 11,191 44,039 2,719 372 896,210 Gaza Strip 176,147 6,543 344,308 9,063 24,411 1,259 14 561,745 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152

15 153 154 155 156 157

16 158

17 159 Crude Marriage and Divorce Rate (Per 1000) of Population for Registered 160 Cases at Shari’a Courts and Churches in Palestine by Governorate, 2016 161 Registered Marriages Registered Divorces Governorate Number Crude Rate Number Crude Rate Palestine 49,930 10.4 8,510 1.8 West Bank 30,827 10.5 5,165 1.8 Jenin 3,724 11.7 675 2.1 Tubas 836 12.5 128 1.9 Tulkarm 2,547 13.7 493 2.7 Nablus 4,129 10.6 750 1.9 Qalqilya 1,319 11.6 295 2.6 Salfit 912 12.6 188 2.6 Ramallah and Al-Bireh 3,248 9.1 659 1.8 Jericho and Al Aghwar 418 7.8 82 1.5 Jerusalem 3,199 7.5 619 1.5 Bethlehem 1,939 8.7 261 1.2 Hebron 8,556 11.7 1,015 1.4 Gaza Strip 19,103 10.2 3,345 1.8 North Gaza 3,641 9.7 647 1.7 Gaza 6,944 10.8 1,179 1.8 Deir Al-Balah 2,728 10.0 493 1.8 Khan Yunis 3,564 10.1 618 1.8 Rafah 2,226 9.5 408 1.8 162 163

18 164 Labour

165 Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years and Above) in Palestine by 166 Labour Force Status and Region, 2017 167 Gaza Labour Force Status Palestine West Bank Strip

Full Employment (Working Full Time: 35 Hours and 31.8 36.4 24.4 above Per Week) Time Related Underemployment 0.9 0.8 0.9

Didn't Work and Seeking Job 12.6 8.1 19.8

Didn't Work / Old or Illness 8.2 7.5 9.2

Didn't Work / Home Duties 25.2 25.7 24.4

Didn't Work / Students and Trainees 17.0 16.3 18.2

Didn't Work / Other Reasons 4.3 5.2 3.1

Total 100 100 100 168 169 Persons (15 Years and Above) in Palestine by Labour Force Characteristics and 170 Region, 2014-2017 171 Labour Force Characteristics and 2014 2015 2016 2017 Region

Palestine

Labour Force Participation Rate 45.8 45.8 45.8 45.3 Unemployment Rate 26.9 25.9 26.9 27.7

West Bank Labour Force Participation Rate 46.6 46.1 45.6 45.3

Unemployment Rate 17.7 17.3 18.2 17.9 Gaza Strip

Labour Force Participation Rate 44.4 45.3 46.1 45.1 Unemployment Rate 43.9 41.0 41.7 43.9 172 173 20

174 175 Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force (15 Years and Above) 176 by Sex and Years of Schooling in Palestine, 2015-2017 177 Sex and Years of Schooling 2014 2015 2016 2017

Both Sexes 0 15.3 14.7 24.7 17.6 1-6 25.8 25.0 26.7 24.9 7-9 24.6 23.5 22.9 22.6 10-12 24.1 23.4 24.1 24.9 13+ 31.6 29.9 31.5 33.6 Total 26.9 25.9 26.9 27.7 Males 0 28.1 21.0 31.5 21.0 1-6 29.2 27.1 27.8 26.0 7-9 25.9 24.1 22.4 22.4 10-12 24.6 23.2 22.8 23.7 13+ 19.1 18.6 19.1 19.7 Total 23.9 22.5 22.2 22.5 Females 0 3.6 6.5 12.7 9.7 1-6 6.5 9.7 16.5 14.7 7-9 11.1 17.0 29.0 25.0 10-12 18.6 25.1 35.5 37.0 13+ 50.6 48.0 50.6 54.2 Total 38.4 39.2 44.7 47.8 178 179 180 181 182

21 183 Unemployment Rate of Participants in Labour Force (15 Years and Above) in 184 Palestine by Age Groups, 2017 50 43.8 45 40 32.6 35 30 25 15.7 20 12.9 13.2 15 10 5 Unemployment Rate Unemployment 0 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+ 185 Age Groups 186 187 188 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) 189 in Palestine by Economic Activity, 2014-2017 Economic Activity 2014 2015 2016 2017 Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and 10.4 8.7 7.4 6.7 Fishing Mining, Quarrying and Manufacturing 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.1

Construction 15.3 15.5 16.5 17.2

Commerce, Hotels and Restaurants 20.2 20.6 20.9 21.6 Transportation, Storage and 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.5 Communications Services and Other Branches 36.1 36.4 35.5 34.9

Total 100 100 100 100 190 191

22 192 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) in 193 Palestine by Place of Work, 2014-2017

West Bank Gaza Strip Israel & Settlements 70 61.1 59.5 58.5 57.6 60

28.8 29.5 29.4

30 27.2 Percentage Percentage 20 11.7 11.7 12.0 13.0 10

0 2014 2015 2016 2017 Year 194 195 196 197

23 198 Living Standards

199 Average Monthly Household Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 200 Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2017 201 Commodities and Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Service Groups

Food Cash Expenditure 285.1 332.8 198.5 Total Food Consumption 290.4 339.6 201.3 Non-Food Cash Expenditure 513.4 644.8 274.9 Total Non-Food Consumption 656.2 809.8 377.5 Total Consumption 946.7 1,149.3 578.8

Total Cash Expenditure* 934.9 1,143.6 556.0 202 *Total Cash Expenditure = Food Cash Expenditure + Non- Food Cash Expenditure + Groups (Cash 203 Transfer + Taxes + Non –Consumption Expenditure) 204 205 Percentage Distribution of Monthly Household Consumption in Jordanian Dinars 206 (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2017 207 Commodities and Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Service Groups

Total Food Consumption 30.7 29.5 34.8

Total Non-Food Consumption 69.3 70.5 65.2

Total Consumption 100 100 100 208 Differences in these results compared with previously published is due to approximation 209 210

211 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 212 Palestine by Region, 2017 Region Poverty Poverty Gap Poverty Severity Deep Poverty

Palestine 29.2 7.9 3.1 16.8 West Bank 13.9 2.8 0.9 5.8 Gaza Strip 53.0 15.7 6.5 33.8 213 214 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 215 Palestine by Region, 2017 53.0 50 40 29.2 30 20 13.9

10 Percentage 0 Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Region 216 217 218 219 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in Palestine 220 by Locality Type, 2017 Type of Locality Poverty Poverty Gap Poverty Severity Deep Poverty

Palestine 29.2 7.9 3.1 16.8

Urban 29.4 8.0 3.2 16.7

Rural 18.7 4.3 1.5 9.7

Refugee Camp 45.4 13.3 5.4 29.3 221 222 223 224 26 225 226 Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 227 Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodity, Service Group, 2017

Recreation 2.6

Personal Care 3.6

Education 6.9

Medical Care 6.0

Utensils 7.8

Clothes 8.8

Housing 14.8 Transportation and

Tel 31.4 Commodities Commodities and Sevice Groups Other Commodities* 36.9

Expenditure on food 51.7

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 Average Expenditure and Consumption 228 229 *: Other Commodities includes tobacco, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, non-self-production 230 of food, spending on other goods and services other than food. 231 232 233 234

27 235 Education

236 Basic and Secondary Education Indicators in Palestine, 237 2013/2014-2017/2018 238 Scholastic Years Indicator 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018* Schools Government 2,063 2,095 2,135 2,176 2,203 UNRWA 342 349 353 363 370 Private 379 412 426 424 420 Total 2,784 2,856 2,914 2,963 2,993 Students Males 571,908 581,095 591,117 610,590 622,623 Females 579,794 590,501 601,691 619,166 632,253 Both Sexes 1,151,702 1,171,596 1,192,808 1,229,756 1,254,876 Teachers Males 21,738 21,167 21,312 21,323 21,847 Females 32,145 32,665 33,848 33,999 34,677 Both Sexes 53,883 53,832 55,160 55,322 56,524 Classes Males 15,053 15,279 15,380 15,761 15,754 Females 15,355 15,535 15,675 16,295 16,561 Co-Educational 7,756 8,331 8,634 8,564 8,712 Total 38,164 39,145 39,689 40,620 41,027 239 *: Data for the scholastic year 2017/2018 are primary 240 Note: Data exclude Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem. 241 242

243 Higher Education Indicators in Palestine, 244 2013/2014-2016/2017 245 Scholastic Year Indicator 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 University Students* Males 80,423 81,620 79,809 79,992 Females 123,005 127,505 124,936 127,370 Both Sexes 203,428 209,125 204,745 207,362 University Graduates* Males 14,497 15,369 15,813 .. Females 22,333 24,303 24,921 .. Both Sexes 36,830 39,672 40,734 .. Teaching Staff at Universities** Males 4,879 5,269 5,066 5,091 Females 1,222 1,414 1,459 1,535 Both Sexes 6,101 6,683 6,525 6,626 Community College Students Males 5,691 6,413 5,376 5,391 Females 5,432 5,857 5,907 5,662 Both Sexes 11,123 12,270 11,283 11,053 Community College Graduates Males 1,435 1,579 1,598 .. Females 1,778 2,293 2,114 .. Both Sexes 3,213 3,872 3,712 .. Teaching Staff at Community Colleges** Males 310 338 371 315 Females 106 109 115 109 Both Sexes 416 447 486 424 *: University data include students and graduates of intermediate diplomas, bachelor and graduate studies in universities and university colleges, number of university students of any scholastic year only includes regular students in the study in the first semester of the same year and doesn't include the withdrawal and postpone students. **: Full time and part time.

246 247

248 Average Number of Students per Class in Palestine by 249 Stage and Supervising Authority, 2013/2014-2017/2018 Stage and Scholastic Year Supervising Authority 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018* Both Stages Government 29.5 29.4 29.3 29.5 29.6 UNRWA 36.9 36.6 37.6 38.3 38.8 Private 23.0 22.3 22.4 22.2 22.6 Total 30.2 29.9 30.1 30.3 30.6 Basic Stage Government 30.1 30.3 30.0 30.0 30.2 UNRWA 36.9 36.6 37.6 38.3 38.8 Private 23.4 22.8 22.8 22.6 23.0 Total 30.8 30.6 30.7 30.9 31.2 Secondary Stage Government 26.8 26.4 26.4 27.0 27.2 Private 18.3 17.3 18.0 18.7 18.6 Total 26.2 25.8 25.7 26.3 26.6 250 *: Data for the scholastic year 2017/2018 are preliminary data. 251 252 253

254 Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years and Over) 255 in Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2014 - 2017 256 Educational Year Attainment 2014 2015 2016 *2017 Illiterate 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 Can Read and Write 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.1 Elementary 13.9 13.5 13.5 11.7 Preparatory 38.1 37.9 37.6 33.5 Secondary 20.8 21.2 21.0 23.4 Intermediate Diploma 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.8 Bachelor and above 12.5 13.0 13.6 17.3 Total 100 100 100 100 257 258 Percentage Distribution of Palestinian Population aged (15 Years and Over) 259 in Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2017

Bachelor and above 17.3

Intermediate Diploma 5.8

Secondary 23.4

Preparatory 33.5

Elementary 11.7 2017

Educational Attainment Educational Can Read and Write 5.1

Illiterate 3.3

0 10 20 30 40

Percentage

260

261 Enrollment Rate of Palestinian Population Aged (6 Years and Over) in Palestine 262 by Selected Age Groups and Sex, 2017 Age and Sex Educational Attendance Rate

Both Sexes 6-11 98.1 12-14 96.5 15-17 81.1 18+ 10.0 Total 38.7 Males 6-11 97.8 12-14 94.8 15-17 73.3 18+ 8.9 Total 37.5 Females 6-11 98.3 12-14 98.2 15-17 89.3 18+ 11.2 Total 40.0

263 Culture

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265 Cultural Institutions Operating in Palestine by Type and Governorate, 2016 266 Type of Institution Governorate Cultural Total Museums Theaters Cinema Centers Palestine 612 31 14 3 660 West Bank 531 26 11 3 571 Jenin 69 1 3 1 74 Tubas 16 - - - 16 Tulkarm 48 2 - - 50 Nablus 90 1 3 1 95 Qalqiliya 32 1 - - 33 Salfit 13 - - - 13 Ramallah 33 5 3 1 42 and Al-Bireh Jericho and Al Aghwar 13 2 - - 15 Jerusalem 48 4 2 - 54 Bethlehem 86 7 - - 93 Hebron 83 3 - - 86 Gaza Strip 81 5 3 - 89 North Gaza 16 1 - - 17 Gaza 30 1 2 - 33 Deir Al-Balah 17 2 - - 19 Khan Yunis 9 1 1 - 11 Rafah 9 - - - 9 267 268 269 270

271 Main Indicators about Culture of Palestinian Households by Region, 2014 West Gaza Indicator Palestine Bank Strip Percentage of Households who Have Home Library 27.0 26.6 27.7 Percentage of Households who Get Daily Newspapers 20.4 23.7 14.1 Percentage of Households who Listen to Radio Stations 60.8 57.3 67.6 Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View Local 17.2 16.2 19.2 TV Stations Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View Palestine 82.4 86.3 74.8 Television Percentage of Households who Control Programs Viewed by 94.8 95.9 93.0 Children (5-17 Years) Percentage of Households who Have Satellite Dish From Whom 99.8 99.8 99.9 Own TV Set Percentage of Households who Know Children’s Friends (5-17 94.6 95.6 92.9 Years) 272 273 Number of Mosques in Palestine by Governorate, 2017

700 616 600 500 400 249 246 240 233 300 204 193 165 158 152 200 110 105 92 73 48 100 40 0

274 275

276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 Information Society 284

285 Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Availability of Computer 286 Desktop, Governorate and Type of Locality, 2017 Availability of Computer Desktop Governorate and Type of Locality Available Not Available Total Palestine 15.6 84.4 100 West Bank 19.9 80.1 100 Jenin 20.7 79.3 100 Tubas 20.6 79.4 100 Tulkarm 21.6 78.4 100 Nablus 20.1 79.9 100 Qalqiliya 17.9 82.1 100 Salfit 19.3 80.7 100 Ramallah and Al Bireh 20.3 79.7 100 Jericho and Al Aghwar 16.5 83.5 100 Jerusalem 20.1 79.9 100 Bethlehem 22.2 77.8 100 Hebron 18.4 81.6 100 Gaza Strip 9.0 91.0 100 North Gaza 9.7 90.3 100 Gaza 7.5 92.5 100 Dier Alballah 9.7 90.3 100 Khan Younis 9.5 90.5 100 Rafah 10.6 89.4 100 Type of Locality

Urban 15.4 84.6 100 Rural 18.2 81.8 100 Camps 12.9 87.1 100 287 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 288 289 290 291 38

292 Percentage of Households Wich have Computer Desktop by Governorate, 2017

293 294 39

295 Percentage of Households in Palestine* by Region and Availability of (ICT) 296 Tools at Home, 2017 ICT Tools Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Computer Desktop 15.6 19.9 9.0 Laptop 27.9 31.6 22.2 Tablet 17.7 19.8 14.3 Smart Phone 84.2 89.8 75.5 Internet at Home 51.7 60.6 38.0 TV Set 40.3 30.4 55.9 LCD, LED 60.1 75.3 36.4 Satellite Dish 90.3 94.3 84.1 Telephone Line 33.7 40.1 23.7 297 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 298 299 Percentage of Households in Palestine by Availability of (ICT) Tools at 300 Home, 2017

100 84.2 80

60 51.7

40 33.7

Percentage 15.6 20

0 smart phone Computer Telephone Line Internet at Desktop Home ICT Tools 301 302 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 303

304 Main Indicators for Research and Development (RandD) in Palestine, 2013 305 Indicator Value Number of Research and Development Personnel 8,715 Number of Research and Development Personnel with Full – Time Equivalent (FTE) 5,162 Number of Researchers in Research and Development 4,533 Number of Researchers (Males) in Research and Development 3,510 Number of Researchers (Females) in Research and Development 1,023 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE 2,492 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE Per Million inhabitants 566 Total Expenditure on Research and Development (USD million ) 61.4 Percentage of External Funds for Research and Development 26.9 Expenditure on Research and Development Per Researcher with FTE (USD Thousands ) 24.6 306 307

308 Health

Governmental and Non-Governmental Hospital Activities in Palestine, 2014-2016

Indicator 2014 2015 2016 Number of Governmental Hospitals 26 26 27 Number of Non- Governmental Hospitals 54 54 54 Total Number of Beds 5,939 6,006 6,146 Overall Total Bed Occupancy Rate (%)* 84.9 86.2 91.9** Mean Duration (Days) * 2.6 3.0 2.2** Grand Total of Discharges* 393,450 343,027 226,359** *Data include the governmental hospitals only. ** Data include the governmental hospitals in West Bank only.

Physicians, and Beds per 1000 Population in Palestine, 2005-2016

Physicians Beds 2.50

2.00 1.90 2.00 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.62 1.60 1.60 1.65

1.50

1.33 1.37 1.35 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.30

1.00 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30

2011

2016 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015

Prevalence of Disabilities among Palestinian Population*in Palestine by Region, Sex and Type of Disability, 2017 Type of Disability Region and Remembering Persons with Sex Disability Seeing Hearing Mobility and Communication Concentrating

Both Sex

Palestine 28,950 19,811 47,109 17,787 19,648 92,710 West Bank 13,887 9,990 22,175 8,845 9,562 44,570 Gaza Strip 15,063 9,821 24,934 8,942 10,086 48,140 Males Palestine 16,032 10,530 25,126 9,397 10,846 51,693 West Bank 7,561 5,159 11,752 4,630 5,237 24,440 Gaza Strip 8,471 5,371 13,374 4,767 5,609 27,253 Females Palestine 12,918 9,281 21,983 8,390 8,802 41,017 West Bank 6,326 4,831 10,423 4,215 4,325 20,130 Gaza Strip 6,592 4,450 11,560 4,175 4,477 20,887 * Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. Note: Disability includes a lot of difficulty, and can't at all.

Security and Justice

Number of Reported Criminal Offenses in the West Bank* by Governorate, 2016 6,000 5,445 5,000 4,180 4,000 3,288 2,747 2,463 3,000 2,162 2,075 1,963 2,000 1,278 1,042 879 1,000 0

*Data doesn’t include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

Number of Road Traffic Accidents in West Bank* by Month, 2016

1200 1,002 1,036 968 1100 915 921 953 937 1000 821 900 900 710 718 749 800 700 600 500 400

*Data doesn’t include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

Number of Registered Road Traffic Accidents and Casualties in the West Bank* by Type of Injury, 2012 –2016 Indicators 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total of Road Accidents 8,037 7,824 8,177 8,985 10,630 Total Number of Injured Persons: 8,195 7,753 6,015 8,673 9,447 Slightly Injured 7,108 6,707 5,468 7,757 8,367 Moderate Injured 778 720 380 651 743 Seriously Injured 189 184 104 155 178 Fatally Injured 120 142 63 110 159 *The data excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.

Civil Court Matters in Palestine by Stage of Proceeding and Region, 2014-2016

Stage of Proceeding 2014 2015 2016 and Region Palestine Carried From Last Year 257,284 259,381 341,004 Submitted 281,276 327,383 372,318 Total 538,560 586,764 713,322 Decided 235,279 286,830 312,069 Pending 303,281 299,934 378,614 West Bank Carried From Last Year 166,727 168,844 212,495 Submitted 223,019 251,874 251,659 Total 389,746 420,718 464,154 Decided 193,901 229,092 217,915 Pending 195,845 191,626 246,239 Gaza Strip Carried From Last Year 90,557 90,537 128,509 Submitted 58,257 75,509 120,659 Total 148,814 166,046 249,168 Decided 41,378 57,738 94,154 Pending 107,436 108,308 132,375

International Investment Position

Gross External Debt Position in Palestine, at the end of 2016

Value in Million USD Economic Sector Value General Government 1,044 Short-term 79 Long-term 965 Monetary Authorities 0 Short-term 0 Long-term 0 Banks 496 Short-term 259 Long-term 237 Other Sectors 70 Short-term 3 Long-term 67 Direct Investment: Lending Between Affliated Companies 5 Debt Liabilities to Affiliated Enterprises 0 Debt Liabilities to Direct Investors 5 Gross External Debt Position 1,615

1 International Investment Position (IIP) Stock by Economic Sectors in Palestine, 2 at End of 2016 3 Value in Million USD Economic Sector Others Sectors Monetary Investments Stocks by Gover- Non-Banks Total Authori- Banks Financial, Non- Type of Investment nment Households ties Sector Financial Sector Sector (PMA) companies and NGO's Sector International Investment 1,173 726 -889 2,875 -647 -892 Position (net)* Total External Assets 6,101 726 155 4,550 603 67 Foreign Direct Investment 400 0 0 0 357 43 Abroad Portfolio Investments 1,112 157 0 866 89 0 Abroad Other Investments Abroad 4,276 256 155 3,684 157 24 Of which: currency and 3,899 256 0 3,619 0 24 deposits** Reserve Assets 313 313 0 0 0 0 Total Foreign Liabilities 4,928 0 1,044 1,675 1,250 959 Foreign Direct Investment 2,660 0 0 912 789 959 in Palestine Foreign Portfolio 658 0 0 267 391 0 Investments in Palestine Foreign Other Investments 1,610 0 1,044 496 70 0 in Palestine Of which: Loans from 1,087 0 1,044 0 43 0 abroad Of which: currency and 496 0 0 496 0 0 deposits*** -The Data in the Table Above are Closed to the Nearest Integer. - The data does not include the value of land owned by non-residents * International Investment Position (net): Equals Total External Assets Minus total Foreign Liabilities. ** Currency and deposits: Including Residents Deposits in Banks Abroad, In addition to Foreign Currency Cash in Palestinian Economy. *** Currency And deposits: Include the Deposits of Non-residents Deposited in Local Banks. 4 5

6 Main Indicators of Foreign Investment Survey of Resident Enterprises in Palestine 7 (stocks) at end 2016 (Value in million USD)

Indicator Percentage % Stock 2016 Total Assets* 100 5,879 Stocks of Foreign Direct Investment 6.1 357 Stocks of Portfolio Investments 18.9 1,112 of which: Equity securities 9.1 101 of which: Debt securities 90.9 1,011 Stocks of Other Investments: 69.7 4,097 of which: Trade credits 0 0 of which: Loans 5.4 222 of which: Currency and deposits 94.6 3,875 of which: Other Assets 0 0 Stocks of Reserves Assets 5.3 313 Total Liabilities** 100 2,925 Stocks of Foreign Direct Investment 58.1 1,701 Stocks of Portfolio Investments 22.5 658 of which: Equity securities 100 658 of which: Debt securities 0 0 Stocks of Other Investments: 19.4 566 of which: Trade credits 0.5 3 of which: Loans 7.6 43 of which: Currency and deposits 87.6 496 of which: Other Liabilities 4.3 24

* Assets are the investments abroad of Resident enterprises in Palestine

** Liabilities are the foreign investments in Resident enterprises in Palestine 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2015-2016 16 Values In USD Million Indicator 2015 2016 Current account (net) -2,065.7 -1,941.3 Goods (net) -4,300.4 -4,327.3 Exports (fob) 1,756.7 1,879.2 Imports (fob) 6,057.1 6,206.5 Services (net) -899.1 -918.7 Exports 581.4 501.5 Transportation services 5.0 3.5 Travel services 425.9 352.0 Communications services 24.6 17.5 Construction services 61.4 59.2 Other business services 11.7 11.4 Government services 42.9 45.5 Others** 9.9 12.4 Imports 1,480.5 1,420.2 Transportation services 181.0 185.8 Travel services 1,113.5 1,030.3 Communication services 8.7 7.3 Insurance services 22.3 36.3 Other business services 105.2 107.3 Government services 43.0 44.3 Others*** 6.8 8.9 Income (net) 1,712.3 1,896.0 Receipts 1,803.1 2,014.6 Compensation of employees 1,663.9 1,894.5 Of which from Israel 1,650.6 1,880.3 Investment income 139.2 120.1 Payments 90.8 118.6 17 18

19 (Cont.) Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2015-2016 20 Values In USD Million Indicator 2015 2016 Current transfers (net) 1,421.5 1,408.7 Inflows 1,875.4 1,897.4 To the government sector 487.3 448.5 of which from Donors transfers 387.4 325.7 To the other sectors 1388.1 1,448.9 of which from Donors transfers 159.2 133.8 Outflows 453.9 488.7 Capital and financial account (net) 2,450.7 1,701.1 Capital account (net) 490.7 682.0 Capital transfers (net) 509.6 694.6 Inflows 509.6 694.6 To the government sector 260.6 436.8 of which from Donors transfers 252.3 434.2 To the other sectors 249.1 257.8 Outflows 0.0 0.0 Acquisition / disposal of non-Produced, non-financial -18.9 -12.6 assets non-financial assets (net) Financial account (net)**** 1,960.0 1,019.1 Foreign Direct investment (net) 29.6 341.5 Change in investment abroad (net) -73.3 44.8 Change in investment in Palestine (net) 102.9 296.7 Foreign Portfolio investment (net) 124.6 -295.5 Change in Assets (net) 70.1 -52.9 Change in Liabilities (net) 54.5 -242.6 21 22

23 (Cont.) Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2015-2016 24 Values In USD Million Indicator 2015 2016 Foreign Other investment (net) 1,714.3 705.0 Change in Assets (net) 1,603.2 744.5 Of which Loans to nonresidents -111.9 -68.4 Of which Currency and deposits***** 1,581.6 869.6 Change in Liabilities (net) 111.1 -39.5 Of which Loans nonresidents -26.3 -29.4 Of which Currency and deposits****** 126.2 -33.7 Net errors and omissions -385.0 240.2 Overall balance -99.7 -270.6 Financing 99.7 270.6 Exceptional financing 8.2 2.5 Change in Reserve assets (- = Increase/+= decrease) 91.5 268.1 25 * The data excludes that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation 26 of the West Bank in 1967. 27 ** Include insurance, financial, information and computer, royalties and licenses and personal, cultural and 28 recreational services. 29 *** Include financial,construction, information and computer, royalties and licenses fees, and personal, 30 cultural and recreational services. 31 **** Include reserve assets 32 ***** Currency and deposits: Including the cash of foreign currency in the banks and the deposits of the 33 Palestinian institutions deposited abraod. 34 ****** Currency and deposits : Includes the deposits of non-residents deposited in Local banks.

35 Establishments

36 Number of Establishments in Palestine by Governorate and Operating 37 Status, 2017 Operating Status Governorate Temporarily Under Construction/ Total In Operation Closed Preparation Palestine 158,573 6,193 1,703 166,469 West Bank 108,471 4,678 1,347 114,496 Jenin 13,729 424 160 14,313 Tubas 1,965 93 23 2,081 Tulkarm 7,953 392 91 8,436 Nablus 17,113 910 165 18,188 Qalqiliya 4,409 232 50 4,691 Salfit 2,986 144 28 3,158 Ramallah and Al-Bireh 15,850 698 298 16,846 Jericho and Al- Aghwar 1,509 86 35 1,630 Jerusalem 10,210 642 94 10,946 Bethlehem 9,031 278 147 9,456 Hebron 23,716 779 256 24,751 Gaza Strip 50,102 1,515 356 51,973 North Gaza 8,670 340 57 9,067 Gaza 19,449 531 149 20,129 Deir Al-Balah 6,748 167 56 6,971 Khan Yunis 9,062 264 50 9,376 Rafah 6,173 213 44 6,430 38 39 40 Number of Employed Persons in the Private Sector, Non Governmental Organization 41 Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2017 Sex Region Both Sexes *Males *Females *Palestine 342,733 82,119 444,034 *West Bank 228,113 62,501 309,796

Gaza Strip 114,620 19,618 134,238

42 Note: Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 43 . 44 56

45 Number of Operating Establishments in the Private Sector, Non Governmental 46 Organization Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Main 47 Economic Activity, 2017 Economic Activity No. of Est. Mining and Quarrying 326 Manufacturing 19,773 Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply 93 Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 324 Construction 871 Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles 81,193 Transportation and Storage 1,587 Accommodation and Food Service Activities 8,219 Information and Communication 972 Financial and Insurance Activities 1,360 Real Estate Activities 411 Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 4,920 Administrative and Support Service Activities 2,000 Public Administration and Defense Compulsory Social Security 48 Education 4,135 Human Health and Social Work Activities 6,091 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 2,809 Other Service Activities* 13,697 Activities of Households as Employers Undifferentiated Goods- and 5 Services-Producing Activities of Households for Own use Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies 74 Not Stated 49 148,957 Total

48 *:Include activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations, 49 activities of trade unions, activities of other membership organizations, repair of computers and 50 communication equipment, repair of personal and household goods, other personal service 51 activities. 52 57

53 National Accounts

54 GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* at Constant Prices for 55 the years 2015, 2016 56 57 Values In USD Million Year Economic Sector 2015 2016

Agriculture and Fishing 450.1 413.5

Mining, Manufacturing, Electricity and Water Supply 1,656.7 1,740.1

Construction 737.8 833.8 Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and 2,415.5 2,404.1 Motorcycles Transportation and Storage 220.5 262.2

Financial and Insurance Activities 416 495.3

Information and Communications 515.7 542.1

Services 2,600.7 2,690.2

Public Administration and Defense 1,940.8 2,027.8

Households with Employed Persons 7.2 7.7

Other** 1,712 1,852.9

Gross Domestic Product 12,673 13,269.7 58 *:Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel 59 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 60 **:Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial intermediation services 61 indirectly measured. 62 Note: 2015 is the base year. 63

64 Major National Account Indicators in Palestine* at Constant 65 Prices, 2016 Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD Million) 13,269.7 9,874.1 3,395.6 GDP Per Capita (USD) 2,922.9 3,689.4 1,822.0 Gross National Income (GNI) (USD Million) 14,963.9 11,561.9 3,402.0 GNI Per Capita (USD) 3,296.0 4,320.0 1,825.5 Gross Disposable Income (GDI) (USD Million) 16,361.2 12,379.4 3,981.8 GDI Per Capita (USD) 3,603.8 4,625.5 2,136.6 Final Consumption Expenditures (USD Million) 15,680.7 11,651.9 4,028.8 Gross Capital Formation (USD Million) 2,806.9 2,520.6 286.3 Net Export of Goods and Services (USD Million) -5,170.6 -4,322.6 -848.0 Saving (Million USD) 680.0 727.5 -47.0 66 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel 67 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 68 **: The difference between GDP and sum of final consumption expenditures, gross capital formation 69 and net export of goods and services refers to net errors and omissions. 70 Note: 2015 is the base year. 71

72 Percentage Contribution to GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* at Current 73 Prices, 2016 Agriculture, Others forestry and fishing Mining, 13.9% 3.2% manufacturing, electricity and Households with water employed persons 13.3% 0.1%

Construction Public 6.3% administration and defense 15.1%

Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles Services and motorcycles 20.2% 18.2%

Transportation Information and Financial and and storage communication insurance activities 2.0% 4.0% 3.7% 74 75 76 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel 77 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 78 **: Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial intermediation services 79 indirectly measured. 80 81

82 Consumer Price Index

83 Annual Consumer Price Index and Percent Change in Palestine by 84 Major Groups of Expenditure, 2015-2017 85 (Base Year 2010=100)

Percentage Percentage Percentage Major Groups of Ave. Ave. Ave. Change Change Change Expenditure 2015 2016 2017 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017

Food and Soft Drinks 107.82 106.20 105.17 1.90 -1.50 -0.97 Alcoholic Beverages 159.59 166.00 164.81 10.92 4.02 -0.72 and Tobacco Textiles, Clothing and 109.29 112.40 112.22 4.75 2.85 -0.16 Footwear Housing 108.28 105.46 109.05 -5.64 -2.61 3.41 Furniture, Household 105.37 105.54 106.00 3.41 0.16 0.44 goods Medical Care 116.67 117.99 119.90 1.05 1.13 1.62

Transportation 102.22 101.41 101.30 -1.00 -0.80 -0.11

Communications 95.74 94.45 94.73 -2.10 -1.36 0.30 Recreation, Cultural 102.22 101.83 103.85 2.11 -0.38 1.98 Goods and Services Education 120.95 124.69 123.92 4.98 3.09 -0.61

Restaurants and Cafes 121.91 125.55 126.07 2.27 2.99 0.41 Miscellaneous goods 118.22 118.32 120.22 1.03 0.09 1.60 and Services Consumer Price Index 110.99 110.75 110.98 1.43 -0.22 0.21 86 87 88 89

90 Registered Foreign Trade

91 Palestinian Registered Export Indicators*, 2014-2016 92 93 Value in Million USD Indicator 2014 2015 2016 Total Palestinian Exports 944 958 926 Total Palestinian Exports by Country To Israel 792 804 771 To Arab Countries 113 121 119 To Other Countries 39 33 36 Total Distribution of Exports National Exports 689 705 691 Re- Exports 255 253 235 Total Exports by Region West Bank 938 954 922 Gaza Strip 6 4 4 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

94 Palestinian Registered Imports Indicators*, 2014-2016 95 Value in Million USD Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Total Palestinian Imports 5,683 5,225 5,364 Total Imports by Means of Transportation By Land and Postal packages 5,006 4,669 4,726 Through Electricity Networks and Pipes 677 556 638 Total Imports by Country From Israel 3,958 3,045 3,123 From EU Countries 581 612 665 From Arab Countries 274 343 320 From American Countries 95 115 107 From Other Countries 775 1,110 1,149 Net Trade Balance -4,739 -4,267 -4,438 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. **: Including Water and Electricity to Palestine and Petroleum Products to Gaza Strip only. 96 97 Value of Registered Imports, Exports in Goods and Net Trade Balance in 98 Palestine*, 2006 - 2016 8000 imports exports Net Trade Balance in goods 6000 4000 2000 0 -2000 -4000

Value in Million USD in Million Value -6000 Year

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

99 100 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 101 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 102 103 66

104 Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2014-2016 105 106 Value in Million USD

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Total exports of services 191 176 161

Total imports of services 150 143 137

Net Trade Balance in Services 41 33 24

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 107 108 109 Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2010-2016

250 Total of Export Services Total of Import Services Net Trade Balance in Services 200

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2012 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016

110 111 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 112 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 113 114 115 116 117 118 67

119 120 121 Building Licenses

122 Main Indicators of Building Licenses Issued in Palestine*, 2016 123 First Second Third Fourth Indicator Total Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Number of Licenses Issued** 10,633 3,232 2,403 2,406 2,592 Total Area of Buildings Licensed (1000 5,193.9 1,322.4 1,053.0 1,585.1 1,233.5 m2) Number of New Housing Units 17,511 4,191 3,712 5,153 4,455 Total Area of New Housing Units (1000 3,225.9 796.8 688.5 914.3 826.3 m2) Number of Existing Housing Units 4,555 1,750 990 985 830 Total Area of Existing Housing Units 737.0 278.2 142.3 176.9 139.6 (1000 m2) 124 * Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 125 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 126 ** Excluding boundary walls licenses 127 128

129 Transportation 130 and 131 Communications

132 Main Indicators of Transportation and Communications in 133 Palestine*, 2014-2016 134

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Number of Licensed Road Vehicles **162,512 **175,118 **202,270 Number of Items Received by Mail **439,535 **449,330 **680,031 Number of Items Dispatched by Mail **137,599 **111,754 **87,540 Number of Cellular Phone Subscribers 3,290,774 3,551,214 3,708,190 Number of Landline Telephones 403,118 406,442 432,000 Average Number of Calls Per Month (in million)*** - 90.5 96.7 135 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following 136 its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 137 **: Data doesn’t include Gaza strip. 138 ***: Average monthly number of calls doesn’t include international calls. 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 71

147 Finance and Insurance

148 Main Economic Indicators for Finance and Insurance Activities in 149 Palestine*, 2014-2016 150

Value in Million USD Indicator 2014 2015 2016 Number of Establishments of financial intermediation activities 45 53 51 Number of money exchangers’ Establishments 471 366 376 Number of Employees 8,991 10,074 10,715 Compensation of Employees 182.7 206.2 217.9 Output 513.3 672.6 737.6 Intermediate Consumption 121.8 206.7 235.4 Value Added 391.5 465.9 502.2 Gross Fixed Capital Formation (G. F. C. F) 46.1 35.4 55.3 151 *Data doesn't include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 152 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 153 154 155

156 157 158 Other Economic Sectors 159 160 161 162 163

164 Main Economic Indicators for Economic Sectors Activities In Palestine*, 2016 Economic sector Indicators Construction Industry Services Internal Trade No. of Enterprises 594 19,367 40,230 81,193 No. of Employed Persons 11,316 98,776 153,540 185,088 Compensation of Employees (1000 USD) 75,787.8 489,128.3 660,371.9 473,522.6 Output (1000 USD) 684,600.5 4,191,767.4 2,231,377.1 3,944,123.2 Intermediate Consumption (1000 USD) 381,525.8 2,415,100.2 581,021.5 731,735.7 Value Added (1000 USD) 303,074.7 1,776,667.2 1,650,355.6 3,212,387.5 G.F.C.F (1000 USD) 1,713.5 40,046.9 71,068.4 30,060.9 G.F.C.F: Gross fixed capital formation * Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

165 Selected Ratios for Economic Sectors Activities In Palestine*, 2016 Economic sector Indicators Construction Industry Services Internal Trade Compensation per Wage Employee (USD( 7,109.6 6,571.7 6,286.1 5,809.5 Output per Employed Person (USD 60,498.5 42,437.1 14,532.9 21,309.4 Output per Wage Employee (USD) 64,221.4 56,318.3 21,240.7 48,388.8 Value Added per Employed Person (USD) 26,782.8 17,986.8 10,748.7 17,356.0 Value Added per Wage Employee (USD) 28,431.0 23,870.3 15,709.9 39,411.4 Value Added to Output (%) 44.3 42.4 74.0 81.4 Compensation of Employees to Value Added (%) 25.0 27.5 40.0 14.7 Depreciation to Output (%) 1.9 5.0 8.4 4.1 166 * Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 167 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 168 169 170 171 172 173

174 Tourism 175 176 177

178 Hotel Activities in the West Bank, 2014-2016 179

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Number of Operating Hotels 109 112 125 Number of Rooms 6,691 6,790 6,878 Number of Beds 14,857 15,059 15,145 Number of Guests 610,347 484,394 448,247 Number of Guest Nights 1,537,311 1,420,264 1,310,824 Room Occupancy (%) 25.2 22.5 20.6 180 181 182 183 Percentage Distribution of Guest Nights in the West Bank by 184 Nationality, 2016 Palestine 12.8% Other Countries 20.6%

European Union 31.6% U.S.A & Canada 10.1%

Other European Countries Asia 185 8.5% 16.4%

186 Agriculture

187 Main Household Farming Indicators in Palestine 188 Indicator Time Reference Point Value

Percent of Households who have A Garden 24/3/2015 27.4 Percent of Households who have A garden and 2013/2014 91.9 utilized it for agricultural activity Percent of households who reared livestock 24/03/2015 10.0 (domestic). Average Area of Garden (m2) 24/3/2015 203.4

Number of Horticulture Trees 24/03/2015 2,494,226 189 190 191 Numbers of Reared Livestock (Domestic) in Palestine by Type, As on 24/03/2015 192

570,090 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 32,204 10,046* 1,332* 0 Sheep Goats Domestic Poultry Beehives 193 194 (*): High Variance 195

196 Olive Presses in Palestine, 2013-2016 197 198 Quantity: metric Ton, Value: USD 1000 Indicator 2013 2014 2015 2016 Number of Operating Olive 264 265 272 274 Presses Quantity of Olives Pressed 65,829.4 108,379.1 95,142.0 84,147.6 Quantity of Oil Extracted 17,641.9 24,758.5 21,084.4 20,134.9 Number of Employees 1,119 1,353 1,353 1,393 Wage Employees 716 985 948 1,027 Compensation of Employees 689.4 1,024.0 1,077.5 919.3 Output Value 8,599.8 14,001.3 10,282.0 10,810.6 Value Added 6,464.0 10,910.9 7,188.3 8,799.4 Intermediate Consumption 2,135.8 3,090.5 3,093.6 2,011.2 199 200 Quantity of Olives Pressed and Olive Oil Extracted in 201 Palestine, 2012-2016 Quantity of Oil Extracted Quantity of Olives Pressed

108,379.1 120,000 104,762.6 100,000 95,142.0 80,000 84,147.60 60,000 65,829.4

metric Ton metric 24,758.5 Quantity in Quantity 40,000 22,951.1 21,084.4 20,134.90 20,000 0 17,641.9 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year 202 203 204 205 206

207 Environment

208 Households in Palestine* by Governorate and Main Source of Water in The 209 Housing Unit, 2017 Main Source of water protected tanker piped dug unprotected dug truck/cart Governorate bottled Not Total into well/prote well/unprotected rainwater with Others** water Stated dwelling cted spring small spring tank Palestine 494,220 12,073 865 9,904 318,932 9,122 10,027 11,186 866,329 West Bank 468,094 10,147 522 9,597 24,573 7,293 285 11,108 531,619 Jenin 54,824 3,074 193 933 5,821 593 29 28 65,495 Tubas 11,652 194 3 161 238 122 41 0 12,411 Tulkarm 38,587 449 12 120 13 172 5 2 39,360 Nablus 78,537 646 31 1,025 1,679 262 14 41 82,235 Qalqiliya 22,009 145 3 197 29 117 5 2 22,507 Salfit 15,354 5 0 212 15 90 1 0 15,677 Ramallah and Al- 62,665 910 41 274 445 4,433 1,339 70,188 Bireh 81 Jericho and Al 8,992 61 4 1 501 58 607 10,234 Aghwar 10 Jerusalem* 22,476 79 10 136 123 466 21 9,031 32,342 Bethlehem 43,767 307 5 277 415 743 11 31 45,556 Hebron 109,231 4,277 220 6,261 15,294 237 67 27 135,614 Gaza Strip 26,126 1,926 343 307 294,359 1,829 9,742 78 334,710 North Gaza 7,818 471 57 33 54,419 352 836 26 64,012 Gaza 10,783 625 152 96 99,972 1,028 563 19 113,238 Dier al Balah 1,442 89 25 56 45,474 171 1,915 30 49,202 Khan Yunis 3,864 563 83 94 56,551 203 5,149 3 66,510 Rafah 2,219 178 26 28 37,943 75 1,279 0 41,748 210 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967 211 **Others: Include public tap and any other resources. 212 213

214 Occupied Housing Units in Palestine* by Governorate and Type of Toilet facility 215 used by the household in The Housing Unit, 2017 Type of Toilet facility used by the household Flush to Flush to Flush to Governorate flush to open Total piped sewer septik septik tight Others** Not Stated drain system porous tank tank Palestine 467,144 291,000 94,647 1,759 593 11,186 866,329 West Bank 181,833 248,433 88,296 1,424 525 11,108 531,619 Jenin 10,351 42,006 13,071 6 33 28 65,495 Tubas 986 7,427 3,909 30 59 0 12,411 Tulkarm 18,780 16,568 3,962 46 2 2 39,360 Nablus 46,383 23,266 12,447 61 37 41 82,235 Qalqiliya 12,158 5,868 4,471 3 5 2 22,507 Salfit 2,009 10,005 3,640 5 18 0 15,677 Ramallah and Al- 20,541 27,925 20,008 267 108 1,339 70,188 Bireh Jericho and Al 1,452 6,547 1,530 70 28 607 10,234 Aghwar Jerusalem* 8,928 7,954 6,097 299 33 9,031 32,342 Bethlehem 21,366 17,100 6,543 426 90 31 45,556 Hebron 38,879 83,767 12,618 211 112 27 135,614 Gaza Strip 285,311 42,567 6,351 335 68 78 334,710 North Gaza 61,630 1,616 580 151 9 26 64,012 Gaza 110,328 1,829 957 91 14 19 113,238 Dier al Balah 44,949 3,119 1,052 45 7 30 49,202 Khan Yunis 34,254 29,683 2,491 45 34 3 66,510 Rafah 34,150 6,320 1,271 3 4 0 41,748 216 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967 217 **Others: Include no facility/bush/field and any other types. 218 219 220

221 Percentage of Economic Establishments in Palestine* by the Mean of Obtaining 222 Water and Region, 2017 Mean of Obtaining Water

Region Water Public Domestic Mineral Water and Water Tanks Network Well Gallons Palestine 81.0 16.7 2.4 10.1 West Bank 85.2 4.6 3.0 10.1 North of West Bank 76.8 6.4 5.4 15.4 Middle of West Bank 95.0 3.8 2.0 3.8 South of West Bank 88.7 2.7 1.9 7.9 Gaza Strip 72.3 41.5 1.2 10.2 223 *The data excludes that part of Jerusalem Governorate which were annexed forcefully by Israel following its 224 occupation to the West Bank in 1967. 225 226 Percentage Distribution of Economic Establishments in Palestine* by the Main 227 Wastewater Disposal Method and Region, 2017 Main Wastewater Disposal Method Region Wastewater Tight Porous Others Total Network Cesspit Cesspit Palestine 69.3 6.7 17.7 6.3 100 West Bank 61.6 9.6 25.0 3.8 100 North of West Bank 57.1 9.5 27.6 5.8 100 Middle of West Bank 74.0 6.7 16.9 2.4 100 South of West Bank 57.4 12.4 28.2 2.0 100 Gaza Strip 85.1 0.7 2.7 11.5 100 228 *The data excludes that part of Jerusalem Governorate which were annexed forcefully by Israel following its 229 occupation to the West Bank in 1967. 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238

239 Percentage Distribution of Economic Establishments in Palestine* by the Doer 240 of Solid Waste Disposal and Region, 2017

Doer of Solid waste Disposal Region The Local Private UNRWA Others Total Establishment Authority Contractor Palestine 12.0 82.5 0.3 4.8 0.4 100 West Bank 12.4 85.2 0.4 1.5 0.5 100 North of West 3.9 95.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 100 Bank Middle of West 15.7 79.9 0.0 2.6 1.8 100 Bank South of West 22.1 75.1 0.8 2.0 0.0 100 Bank Gaza Strip 10.8 77.0 0.2 11.7 0.3 100 241 *The data excludes that part of Jerusalem Governorate which were annexed forcefully by Israel following its 242 occupation to the West Bank in 1967. 243 244 Quantity of Annual Rainfall (mm) in the West Bank by Station Location, 2016 245

800 681 606 568 553 548 600 439 400 200 107 0 Nablus Hebron Ramallah Bethlehem Tulkarm Jenin Jericho 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257

258 Selected Indicators for Water Statistics in Palestine, 2013-2015 259 Quantity in Million m3\Year Indicator 2013 2014 2015 Quantity of Water Available Annually 365.7 342.7 365.3 Quantity Pumped Annually from Groundwater Wells 262.9 246.3 250.5 Quantity of Spring Water Discharged Annually 39.5 28.2 40.7 Quantity of Water Purchased Annually from Israeli Water 63.3 63.5 70.2 Company (Mekorot) for Domestic Use Quantity of Annual Water Supply for Domestic Sector in West 100.9 102.8 119.6 Bank 260 261 Quantity of Water Available Annually in Palestine, 2008-2015

400 380 365.7

3 349.2 360 342.7 340 331.1 365.3

315.2 Million m Million Quantity in in Quantity 320 303.6 323.9 300 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 262 Year 263 264 Percentage of Households in Palestine Which Have a Solar Heater by 265 Region, 2017 80 64.7 70 56.0 60 50 42.4 40 Percent 30 20 Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip 266 Region 267 268 269

270 Imported Electricity in Palestine by Region and Source (Mwh), 2016 Source Region Israeli Electricity Total Egypt Jordan Company Palestine 5,314,920 115,921 42,467 5,473,308 West Bank 4,406,721 - 42,467 4,449,188 Gaza Strip 908,199 115,921 - 1,024,120 271 272 Number of Settlements and Settlers in the West Bank by Governorate, 2016 273 Number of Number of Governorate Settlements Settlers West Bank 150 636,452 Jenin 5 2,861 Tubas 7 2,156 Tulkarm 3 3,326 Nablus 12 17,741 Qalqiliya 8 37,769 Salfit 13 41,143 Ramallah and Al-Bireh 26 125,061 Jericho and Al-Aghwar 17 6,479 Jerusalem 26 302,188 Area J1 16 222,325 Area J2 10 79,863 Bethlehem 13 78,365 Hebron 20 19,363 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287

288 Housing Conditions

289 Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine 290 by Housing Density (Person per Room), 2015- 2017 291 Housing Density (Person per Room) 2015 2016 2017 Less than 1 12.5 15.6 20.5 1.00- 1.99 46.0 47.7 50.9 2.00- 2.99 28.3 26.0 21.2 3.00+ 13.2 10.7 7.4

Total 100 100 100 Average Housing Density 1.7 1.6 1.4 292 293 294 Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Type of Housing 295 Unit, 2017 70.0 62.3 60.0 50.0 35.7 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 Apartment House Villa Other* 296 297 *Other includes (Independent Room, Tent and Marginal(. 298

299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 Buildings And Housing Units 309

310 Number of Buildings in Palestine by Region, Governorate and Type of 311 Building, 2017 Type of Building Under Governorate Establish Construct Not Villa House Building Other* Total ment ion Stated Building Palestine 13,346 387,571 150,365 43,375 26,338 4,775 1,613 627,383 West Bank 11,653 276,358 94,949 31,520 22,120 3,385 1,295 441,280 Jenin 1,071 42,672 8,256 4,430 2,487 73 295 59,284 Tubas 217 7,847 1,664 677 342 342 42 11,131 Tulkarm 570 21,834 5,837 2,389 1,596 11 16 32,253 Nablus 1,368 34,349 13,511 4,296 3,194 185 180 57,083 Qalqiliya 388 11,054 3,586 1,548 837 79 61 17,553 Salfit 685 10,852 1,802 1,234 831 35 49 15,488 Ramallah and Al-Bireh 2,949 28,713 12,833 4,028 2,947 379 172 52,021 Jericho and Al Aghwar 645 8,005 832 736 636 366 97 11,317 Jerusalem 639 19,167 17,469 1,661 633 1,037 139 40,745 Bethlehem 524 18,661 9,849 2,488 2,168 150 75 33,915 Hebron 2,597 73,204 19,310 8,033 6,449 728 169 110,490 Gaza Strip 1,693 111,213 55,416 11,855 4,218 1,390 318 186,103 North Gaza 356 18,702 10,919 2,073 723 470 47 33,290 Gaza 402 20,697 21,750 3,608 998 220 87 47,762 Dier Al-Balah 242 20,851 7,258 1,819 447 173 50 30,840 Khan Younis 492 31,445 9,470 2,849 1,295 314 97 45,962 Rafah 201 19,518 6,019 1,506 755 213 37 28,249 312 * Includes, tent, marginal, caravan, barracks and other buildings. 313 314 315

316 Number of Completed Buildings in Palestine by Region, Governorate and 317 Utilization of Building, 2017 Utilization of Building Governorate Habitation Habitation Work Under Not Total Closed Vacant Deserted Only and Work Only Preparation Stated Palestine 438,706 57,127 41,148 22,909 10,929 10,109 19,833 284 601,045 West Bank 304,598 35,661 29,395 16,868 7,387 8,696 16,271 284 419,160 Jenin 41,251 4,009 4,205 1,845 1,158 997 3,332 - 56,797 Tubas 8,097 786 607 455 135 142 567 - 10,789 Tulkarm 21,690 2,759 2,237 1,240 599 771 1,361 - 30,657 Nablus 37,631 5,707 4,053 1,974 802 1,869 1,853 - 53,889 Qalqiliya 12,139 1,662 1,482 461 177 256 539 - 16,716 Salfit 10,559 1,138 1,212 523 356 247 622 - 14,657 Ramallah and Al-Bireh 34,893 4,256 3,894 3,013 668 718 1,632 - 49,074 Jericho and Al Aghwar 7,200 386 701 1,367 180 223 624 - 10,681 Jerusalem 31,553 3,486 1,547 1,196 521 679 846 284 40,112 Bethlehem 22,852 3,418 2,331 783 574 803 986 - 31,747 Hebron 76,733 8,054 7,126 4,011 2,217 1,991 3,909 - 104,041 Gaza Strip 134,108 21,466 11,753 6,041 3,542 1,413 3,562 - 181,885 North Gaza 24,611 4,195 2,050 493 571 112 535 - 32,567 Gaza 32,279 8,215 3,619 818 745 560 528 - 46,764 Dier Al-Balah 23,082 2,924 1,769 1,121 674 161 662 - 30,393 Khan Younis 33,268 3,429 2,809 2,665 790 359 1,347 - 44,667 Rafah 20,868 2,703 1,506 944 762 221 490 - 27,494 318 319

320 Number of Housing Units in Palestine* by Region, Governorate and Utilization 321 of Housing Unit, 2017 Utilization of Housing Unit Governorate Habitation Habitation Work Closed Vacant Deserted Under Total Only and Work only Preparation Palestine 873,480 1,824 6,872 76,109 69,000 14,203 87,776 1,129,264 West Bank 541,937 1,442 3,927 55,522 46,149 12,174 64,992 726,143 Jenin 66,162 357 174 4,605 4,238 1,204 8,691 85,431 Tubas 12,458 39 59 1,130 439 157 1,695 15,977 Tulkarm 39,549 142 211 3,023 2,660 956 4,948 51,489 Nablus 83,999 144 375 7,997 5,716 2,534 8,557 109,322 Qalqiliya 22,900 82 37 1,457 1,378 303 2,475 28,632 Salfit 15,801 86 79 937 976 305 1,835 20,019 Ramallah and Al- 73,641 162 536 12,970 10,116 1,048 10,226 108,699 Bireh Jericho and Al 9,927 48 11 2,015 851 242 1,405 14,499 Aghwar Jerusalem 36,574 42 1,733 9,942 6,151 1,279 7,569 63,290 Bethlehem 45,474 131 336 3,297 5,689 1,454 5,218 61,599 Hebron 135,452 209 376 8,149 7,935 2,692 12,373 167,186 Gaza Strip 331,543 382 2,945 20,587 22,851 2,029 22,784 403,121 North Gaza 63,393 80 262 1,895 3,865 200 4,233 73,928 Gaza 111,666 80 1,660 6,689 10,016 932 7,027 138,070 Dier Al-Balah 48,755 62 230 2,899 2,854 187 3,825 58,812 Khan Younis 66,168 108 494 6,714 2,882 433 5,306 82,105 Rafah 41,561 52 299 2,390 3,234 277 2,393 50,206 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in1967.

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