Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Palestine
Palestine: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 22.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Palestine, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Palestine is 22.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 252.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Palestine peaked at 22.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Palestine 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +157.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +333.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +9.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 22.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +333.3% | 1.8% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 5.5% | 22.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Palestine?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Palestine was 22.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Palestine rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Palestine ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.