International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Palestine
Palestine: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 567.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Palestine, 1998–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Palestine is 567.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Palestine peaked at 914.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 211.00 million current US$, in 2006.
That places Palestine 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 295.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 301.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 290.00 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 361.00 million current US$ | +24.5% |
| 2002 | 373.00 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 312.00 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 336.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 223.00 million current US$ | -33.6% |
| 2006 | 211.00 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 395.00 million current US$ | +87.2% |
| 2008 | 477.00 million current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 479.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 521.00 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 603.00 million current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 647.00 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 630.00 million current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 514.00 million current US$ | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 606.00 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 620.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 813.00 million current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 826.00 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 914.00 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 567.00 million current US$ | -38.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 567.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 567.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +87.2% | 211.00 million current US$ | 395.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 298.00 million current US$ | 295.00 million current US$ | 301.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 345.70 million current US$ | 211.00 million current US$ | 479.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 669.40 million current US$ | 514.00 million current US$ | 914.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 567.00 million current US$ | 567.00 million current US$ | 567.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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 international tourism, expenditures in Palestine?
- International tourism, expenditures in Palestine was 567.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 914.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does Palestine rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Palestine ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.