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Palestine · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Palestine

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Ramallah Lower middle income Nation age 38 years (since 1988) i PSE · PS
NationsTree Index 2025 i32.5156th of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.8 msee ranking Military strength i1percentile
Population i5.4 m123rd of 217 Area i6,025 km²167th of 216 GDP i$17.17 bn140th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$27.07 bn intl.151st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$5,000 intl.165th of 199 Life expectancy i69.2 years160th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i42
Strength · trunk i37
Quality of life · crown i34
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i31
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i1
CSV

In short

Palestine is 156th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 32.5 out of 100; its tree is 2.8 m tall.

It has 5.4 million people and an economy of $27.07 bn at purchasing power parity, 151st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Homicide rate (18th of 145) and Adult literacy (20th of 98).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (183rd of 187), Political stability (198th of 207) and Government effectiveness (189th of 205).

Over five years it fell from 127th to 156th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 6,025 167th/216
Land area ikm² 6,025 166th/216
Population ipeople 5.4 m 123rd/217
Population growth i% 2.33% 33rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 877.9 12th/216
Urban population i% 87.4% 43rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 37.6% 37th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.9% 170th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $17.17 bn 140th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $27.07 bn 151st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $23.13 bn 151st/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,171 158th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $5,000 165th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $3,250 149th/201
GDP growth i% 4.3% 71st/210
Inflation i% 9.8% 159th/180
Unemployment i% 24.4% 183rd/187

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 5.5% 104th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.3% 156th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 11.3% 83rd/192
Services i% of GDP 60.2% 81st/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $3.64 bn 141st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $9.19 bn 122nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 21.2% 143rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 53.5% 70th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 74.8% 107th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 135th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 63.3% 52nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 21.4% 71st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 14.4% 34th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.8% 133rd/168
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.9% 104th/196

Natural resources

34
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 7.0% 121st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 165 167th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 93,000 165th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $245.0 m 113th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 9.4% 59th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 69.2 160th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 37.9 152nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.172018
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.3 107th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 88% 117th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 69.5% 83rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 89.1% 108th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 24.4%2016
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.6% 166th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.7% 21st/193
Adult literacy i% 97.9% 20th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 44.5% 88th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.674 133rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 36.4 70th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.1% 59th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 80.6% 75th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 73.5% 62nd/144
Internet users i% of population 86.6% 76th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 77 169th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 8.2 125th/208

Environment & energy

30
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 15.4% 120th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 22.4 131st/200
Forest area i% of land area 1.8% 190th/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 25.4 189th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 36.3 141st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 42.8 163rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 32.1 198th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 48.5 127th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 35.9 163rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.6 18th/145

Military

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Armed forces personnel ipeople 0 166th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.00% 166th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m 144th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.45%2013
Scientific articles iarticles 862 88th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Palestine — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/palestine. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Palestine — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/palestine. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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