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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 3 4

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Palestine in Figures 10

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This document is prepared in accordance with the standard

procedures stated in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official

Statistics 2006.

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All rights reserved 25 26 Citation: 27 28 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2017. Palestine in Figures 29 2016. Ramallah – Palestine. 30 31 All correspondence should be directed to: 32 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 33 P. O Box 1647. Ramallah - Palestine 34 35

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National Statististical System Mission 39 40

"To produce and disseminate coherent, objective, high quality and 41 timely official statistics to meet user needs nationally and 42

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Explanation of Symbols in Tables: 51 52 (-) = Nil 53 (0) = Less than half of the unit 54 (..) = Not available 55 56 Note: 57 1. Data referred to in this document represent Palestine (West Bank 58 including Jerusalem and Gaza Strip) unless otherwise stated. 59 60 2. Data referred to in this document are based on two main sources: first, 61 the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, where data is derived from 62 different surveys and censuses and secondly, data obtained from the 63 administrative records of public and private institutions. For those who 64 require more details on sources, please contact the Division for User 65 Services at PCBS. 66 67 3. Scholastic Year: starts in August of every year and ends in June of the 68 following year. 69 70 4. Agricultural Year: starts in October of every year and ends in September 71 of the following year. 72

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Table of Contents 75 76

Subject Page

Selected Indicators by Region 7 Population 8 Labour 61

Living Standards 16

Education 12

Culture 16 Information Society 12

Health 04

Security and Justice 01

International Investment Position 02

Establishments 21

National Accounts 22

Consumer Price Index 25

Registered Foreign Trade 16

Building Licenses 12

Transportation & Communications 17

Finance & Insurance 15

Other Economic Sectors 76

Tourism 71

Agriculture 72

Environment 78

Housing Conditions 82

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Selected Indicators by Region 77 Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Estimated Population End 2016 48,,48,,4 175717415 675617117

Males 484,484,4 672647177 5767827

Females 484,484,4 670167151 5047064

Total Area (km2) 48,4, 27122 112 Population Density (Capita/km2) End 2016 ,44 211 27115

Percentage of Population Below 15 Years, End 2016 ,.94 11.8 01.7

Average Household Size, 2015 294 0.5 2.7 Unemployment Rate for Population Aged 15 Years and

Over, 2016 26.9 18.2 41.7

Students per Class at Basic Stage, 2016/2017* 31.1 27.2 38.2

Students per Class at Secondary Stage, 2016/2017* 26.4 22.2 36.4

Percentage of Households Who have Computer, 2014 63.1 66.9 55.6 Hospital Beds per 1000 of Population, 2015 1.28 1.26 1.32 Gross Domestic Product (Million USD), 2015

(Constant Price) 9894.9, 27541.6 67861.1

Gross Domestic Product Per Capita (USD), 2015 4894492 17117.1 551.1

Total Registered Value of Exports (Million USD), 2015 958 954 4

Total Registered Value of Imports (Million USD), 2015 5,225 4,581 644 Number of Fixed Telephone Lines, 2015 4,48444 279,481 126,961 Average Housing Density

(Person per Room), 2015 1.7 1.6 1.9

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Estimated Population of Palestinians in the World by Country of Residence, 83 End 2016 84

Country Number Percentage

Palestine 4,884,336 38.4

Occupied Palestinian Territory 1948 1,531,711 12.1

Arab Countries 272507181 44.0

Foreign Countries 695,677 5.5

Total 4489,484,9 4,,

85 Percentage Distribution of Palestinians in the World by Country of Residence, 86

End 2014 87

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Estimated Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, 90 End 2014 91

Region Both Sexes Sex

Males Females Palestine 48,,48,,4 484,484,4 484,484,4

West Bank 48.948,4. 672647177 670167151

Gaza Strip 48.448449 5767827 5047064

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Palestine 38.4%

Occupied Palestinian

Territory 1948 12.1%

Arab Countries 44.0%

Foreign Countries

5.5%

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Estimated Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, End 2014 95

96 97

Registered Live Births and Deaths in Palestine by Region, Governorate and 98 Sex, 2014, 2015 99

100 Sex and Year

Both Sexes Region\

Governorate

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

5,484 60,474 6,424 63,857 5,736 62,184 7,654 65,889 11,908 124,331 13,390 128,073 Palestine

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

464 3,912 552 4,125 448 3,929 441 4,142 1,016 8,037 889 8,071 Jenin

75 668 88 732 68 645 69 737 163 1,400 137 1,382 Tubas

333 2,233 372 2,394 331 2,360 323 2,496 705 4,627 654 4,856 Tulkarm

564 4,625 651 4,992 518 4,906 591 5,238 1,215 9,617 1,109 10,144 Nablus

123 1,520 161 1,597 137 1,554 174 1,637 284 3,117 311 3,191 Qalqiliya

115 975 99 1,039 87 990 114 1,085 214 2,014 201 2,075 Salfit

413 3,763 504 3,960 403 3,997 423 4,314 917 7,723 826 8,311 Ramallah & Al Bireh

76 965 99 1,008 62 1,050 109 1,048 175 1,973 171 2,098 Jericho & Al Aghwar

120 1,520 198 1,719 145 1,719 164 1,756 318 3,239 309 3,475 Jerusalem*

305 2,890 350 3,039 260 2,930 298 3,047 655 5,929 558 5,977 Bethlehem

701 10,769 925 11,444 639 10,795 812 11,335 1,626 22,213 1,451 22,130 Hebron

2,195 4484,4 2,425 498,,, 2,638 498,,. 4,136 4.8,24 4,620 54,442 6,774 56,363 Gaza Strip

111 07241 118 07787 001 07258 186 07885 731 .84,. 1,123 .84,9 North Gaza

714 57765 544 647411 542 57511 67141 647284 1,660 4.89,4 2,207 4,8244 Gaza

105 17101 101 17814 382 3,797 225 17551 692 98494 941 989., Deir Al-Balah

010 27112 071 27285 216 27017 507 27766 906 4,8.24 1,478 4484,, Khan Yunis

185 17041 101 17204 178 17212 107 17878 631 48.44 1,025 984,, Rafah

*Data doesn’t include Jerusalem ID holders.

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Registered Live Births and Deaths in the West Bank by Month of Birth, Month 103 of Death and Sex, 2014, 2015 104

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Both Sexes Month

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

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

356 3,032 428 3,201 362 2,930 351 3,132 784 6,233 713 6,062 January

351 2,563 344 2,758 232 2,665 310 2,723 695 5,321 542 5,388 February

315 2,875 346 3,078 270 2,922 319 3,049 661 5,953 589 5,971 March

230 2,574 321 2,833 249 2,708 274 2,811 551 5,407 523 5,519 April

262 2,809 336 2,889 263 2,820 282 2,890 598 5,698 545 5,710 May

229 2,808 256 3,050 214 2,927 273 3,145 485 5,858 487 6,072 June

269 3,180 338 3,371 224 3,146 288 3,473 607 6,551 512 6,619 July

288 3,182 291 3,404 245 3,251 281 3,520 579 6,586 526 6,771 August

207 2,807 319 3,044 247 3,097 262 3,158 526 5,851 509 6,255 September

257 2,780 290 2,882 225 2,913 276 3,118 547 5,662 501 6,031 October

240 2,561 340 2,803 276 2,771 298 2,867 580 5,364 574 5,638 November

285 2,669 390 2,736 291 2,725 304 2,949 675 5,405 595 5,674 December

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Registered Live Births in the West Bank by Month of Birth, 4,42 107

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5,321

5,953

5,407

5,698

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6,551 6,586

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Population Pyramid in Palestine, End 2016 110

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Estimated Anuual Growth Rates for Population in Palestine by Region, 114 Mid-Year 2013-2016 115

Year Palestine Region

West Bank Gaza Strip 1461 49. 1.1 1.0

2014 2.9 2.6 3.4

2015 49. 1.1 1.0

2016 49, 1.2 1.1

116 Average Household Size in Palestine by Region, 4,4,-2012 117 Region 2013 2014 2012

Palestine 294 294 294

West Bank 0.5 0.5 0.5 Gaza Strip 2.8 2.7 2.7

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Crude Marriage and Divorce Rate (Per 1000) of Population for Registered 120 Cases at Shari’a Courts and Churches in Palestine by Governorate, 2012 121

122 Governorate

Registered Marriages Registered Divorces

Number Crude Rate Number Crude Rate

Palestine 50,438 10.8 ,849. 1.7

West Bank 29,701 10.4 48.44 1.7

Jenin 3,590 11.5 250 1.9

Tubas 766 11.8 51 1.5

Tulkarm 2,296 12.6 025 2.5

Nablus 3,971 10.4 761 1.9

Qalqilya 1,220 11.0 108 2.2

Salfit 958 13.5 674 2.4

Ramallah & Al-Bireh 3,020 8.7 712 2.1

Jericho & Al Aghwar 457 8.8 614 2.3

Jerusalem 3,263 7.8 160 1.5

Bethlehem 1,943 9.0 112 1.0

Hebron 8,217 11.6 504 1.3

Gaza Strip 20,737 11.4 ,8442 1.8

North Gaza 4,094 11.3 148 1.7

Gaza 7,315 11.7 67651 1.9

Deir Al-Balah 2,820 10.7 246 1.9

Khan Yunis 4,096 12.0 270 1.7

Rafah 2,412 10.7 154 1.7

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Labour125

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Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years and Above) in Palestine by 126 Labour Force Status and Region, 2014 127

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Labour Force Status Palestine West

Bank

Gaza

Strip

Full Employment (Working Full Time: 35

Hours and above Per Week) 32.5 36.3 26.0

Time Related Underemployment 0.9 0.9 0.9

Didn't Work and Seeking Job 12.3 8.3 19.2

Didn't Work – Old or Illness 7.7 7.4 8.3

Didn't Work – Home Duties 24.6 25.3 23.3

Didn't Work / Students and Trainees 17.6 16.4 19.5

Didn't Work / Other Reasons 4.4 5.0 2.8

Total 4,, 4,, 4,,

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Region, 201,-2014 131 132

Labour Force Characteristics

and Region 2013 2014 2015 2014

Palestine

Labour Force Participation Rate 43.6 45.8 45.8 45.8

Unemployment Rate 23.4 26.9 25.9 26.9

West Bank Labour Force Participation Rate 45.0 46.6 46.1 45.6

Unemployment Rate 18.6 17.7 17.3 18.2 Gaza Strip

Labour Force Participation Rate 41.2 44.4 45.3 46.1

Unemployment Rate 32.6 43.9 41.0 41.7

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135 Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force (15 Years and Above) 136

by Sex and Years of Schooling in Palestine, 2014-2016 137 138

Sex and Years of Schooling 2014 2015 2016

Both Sexes

0 15.3 14.7 24.7

1-6 25.8 25.0 26.7

7-9 24.6 23.5 22.9

10-12 24.1 23.4 24.1

13+ 31.6 29.9 31.5

Total 26.9 25.9 26.9

Males

0 28.1 21.0 31.5

1-6 29.2 27.1 27.8

7-9 25.9 24.1 22.4

10-12 24.6 23.2 22.8

13+ 19.1 18.6 19.1

Total 23.9 22.5 22.2

Females

0 3.6 6.5 12.7

1-6 6.5 9.7 16.5

7-9 11.1 17.0 29.0

10-12 18.6 25.1 35.5

13+ 50.6 48.0 50.6

Total 38.4 39.2 44.7

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Unemployment Rate of Participants in Labour Force (15 Years and Above) in 144 Palestine by Age Groups, 2016 145

146 147

148 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) 149

in Palestine by Economic Activity, 2013-2016 150 Economic Activity 4,4, 4,44 4,42 4,44

Agriculture, Hunting,

Forestry & Fishing 64.2 10.4 8.7

7.4

Mining, Quarrying &

Manufacturing 61.1 12.6 61.4

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Construction 62.1 15.3 62.2 16.5

Commerce, Hotels &

Restaurants 65.1 20.2 14.1

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Transportation, Storage &

Communications 1.0 5.4 2.8

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Services & Other Branches 12.7 36.1 11.0 35.5

Total 4,, 4,, 4,, 100

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Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) in 153 Palestine by Place of Work, 201,-2014 154

155 156

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Living Standards 159

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Average Monthly Household Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 160 Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2011 161

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Gaza Strip West Bank Palestine Commodities and

Service Groups

297.8 361.6 339.7 Food Cash Expenditure

302.4 376.5 351.0 Total Food Consumption

348.2 608.3 519.0 Non-Food Cash Expenditure

454.2 729.2 634.8 Total Non-Food Consumption

756.6 1,105.7 985.8 Total Consumption

729.3 1,058.4 945.4 Total Cash Expenditure*

*Total Cash Expenditure = Food Cash Expenditure + Non- Food Cash Expenditure + Groups (Cash 163 Transfer + Taxes + Non –Consumption Expenditure) 164 165

Percentage Distribution of Monthly Household Consumption in Jordanian Dinars 166 (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2011 167

168 Gaza Strip West Bank Palestine

Commodities and Service Groups

04.4 10.4 ,294 Total Food Consumption

14.4 11.4 4494 Total Non-Food Consumption

4,, 4,, 4,, Total Consumption

Differences in these results compared with previously published is due to approximation 169 170

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Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 172 Palestine by Region, 2011 173

Deep Poverty Poverty Severity Poverty Gap Poverty Region

449. 494 49, 429, Palestine

7.8 6.0 1.5 67.8 West Bank

16.6 1.1 5.1 18.8 Gaza Strip

174 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 175

Palestine by Region, 2011 176

177 178

179 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in Palestine 180

by Locality Type, 2011 181 Deep Poverty Poverty Severity Poverty Gap Poverty

Type of

Locality

449. 494 49, 429, Palestine

61.7 1.1 1.1 11.6 Urban

7.0 6.1 1.8 65.0 Rural

61.1 1.2 7.0 12.0 Refugee Camp

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186 Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 187

Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodity, Service Group, 2011 188

189 *: Other includes tobacco, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, non-self-production of food, 190 spending on other goods and services other than food. 191

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Education 195

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Basic and Secondary Education Indicators in Palestine, 196 2012/4,4,-4,44/4,49 197

198 Indicator

Scholastic Years

2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017*

Schools

Government 2,038 2,063 2,095 2,135 2,174

UNRWA 344 342 349 353 363

Private 371 379 412 426 422

Total 2,753 2,784 2,856 2,914 2,959

Males 563,406 571,908 581,095 591,117 612,340

Females 573,333 579,794 590,501 601,691 620,206

Both Sexes 1,136,739 1,151,702 1,171,596 1,192,808 1,232,546

Males 21,408 21,738 21,167 21,312 21,514

Females 31,282 32,145 32,665 33,848 34,356

Both Sexes 52,690 53,883 53,832 55,160 55,870

Males 14,848 15,053 15,279 15,380 15,715

Females 15,090 15,355 15,535 15,675 16,355

Co-Educational 7,587 7,756 8,331 8,634 8,444

Total 37,525 38,164 39,145 39,689 40,514 *: Data for the scholastic year 2016/2017 are primary 199 Note: Data exclude Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem. 200

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Higher Education Indicators in Palestine, 203 2012/2013-2015/2016 204

205 Indicator

Scholastic Year

2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

University Students*

Males 81,052 80,423 81,620 79,809

Females 120,256 123,005 127,505 124,936

Both Sexes 201,308 203,428 209,125 204,745

University Graduates*

Males 13,536 14,497 15,369 ..

Females 20,979 22,333 24,303 ..

Both Sexes 34,515 36,830 39,672 ..

Teaching Staff at Universities**

Males 5,309 4,879 5,269 5,066

Females 1,332 1,222 1,414 1,459

Both Sexes 6,641 6,101 6,683 6,525

Community College Students

Males 6,391 5,691 6,413 5,376

Females 5,882 5,432 5,857 5,907

Both Sexes 12,273 11,123 12,270 11,283

Community College Graduates

Males 1,555 1,435 1,579 .. Females 1,775 1,778 2,293 .. Both Sexes 3,330 3,213 3,872 ..

Teaching Staff at Community Colleges**

Males 111 310 338 371 Females 642 106 109 115 Both Sexes 449 416 447 486 *: 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.

206 207

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Average Number of Students per Class in Palestine by 208 Stage and Supervising Authority, 2012/2013-2016/2017 209

Stage and

Supervising

Authority

Scholastic Year

2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017*

Both Stages

Government 29.7 29.5 29.0 29.3 29.5

UNRWA 36.7 36.9 36.1 37.6 38.4

Private 22.9 23.0 22.1 22.4 22.8

Total 30.3 30.2 4... 30.1 30.4

Basic Stage

Government 30.2 30.1 30.3 30.0 30.1

UNRWA 36.7 36.9 36.1 37.6 38.4

Private 23.4 23.4 21.8 22.8 23.2

Total ,,9. 30.8 30.4 30.7 31.1

Secondary Stage

Government 27.5 26.8 26.0 26.4 27.0

Private 17.8 18.3 17.1 18.0 18.9

Total 26.8 26.2 22., 25.7 26.4 *: Data for the scholastic year 2016/2017 are preliminary data. 210

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Percentage Distribution of Persons (15 Years and Above) in 213 Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2013-2015 214

215 Educational

Attainment Year

2013 2014 2015

Illiterate 3.7 3.6 3.3

Can Read and Write 5.8 6.0 5.9

Elementary 14.2 13.9 13.5

Preparatory 37.3 38.1 37.9

Secondary 21.9 20.8 21.2

Intermediate Diploma 5.0 5.1 5.2

Bachelor and above 12.1 12.5 13.0

Total 4,, 4,, 100 216 217 218 219

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Percentage Distribution of Persons (15 Years and Above) in 222 Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2015 223

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Educational Attendance Rate of Persons (6 Years and Above) in 227 Palestine by Age and Sex, 2012 228

229 Age and Sex Educational Attendance Rate

Both Sexes

6-11 98.4

12-14 97.1

15-17 83.2

18+ 11.4

Total 39.6

Males

6-11 98.3

12-14 95.6

15-17 77.9

18+ 9.8

Total 38.1

Females

6-11 98.5

12-14 98.5

15-17 88.7

18+ 13.1

Total 41.2

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Culture230

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Cultural Institutions Operating in Palestine by Type and Governorate, 4,42 232 233

Total

Type of Institution

Governorate Cinema Theaters Museums

Cultural

Centers

642 3 12 31 596 Palestine

553 3 9 26 515 West Bank

72 - 2 1 69 Jenin

12 - - - 12 Tubas

47 - - 2 45 Tulkarm

94 1 3 1 89 Nablus

30 - - 1 29 Qalqiliya

13 - - - 13 Salfit

41 2 2 5 32 Ramallah

& Al-Bireh

14 - - 2 12 Jericho & Al Aghwar

56 - 2 4 50 Jerusalem

88 - - 7 81 Bethlehem

86 - - 3 83 Hebron

89 - 3 5 81 Gaza Strip

17 - - 1 16 North Gaza

33 - 2 1 30 Gaza

19 - - 2 17 Deir Al-Balah

11 - 1 1 9 Khan Yunis

9 - - - 9 Rafah

234 235 236

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Main Indicators about Culture of Palestinian Households by Region, 2014 238 Indicator Palestine

West

Bank

Gaza

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 TV Stations 17.2 16.2 19.2

Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View

Palestine Television 82.4 86.3 74.8

Percentage of Households who Control Programs

Viewed by Children (5-17 Years) 94.8 95.9 93.0

Percentage of Households who Have Satellite Dish

From Whom Own TV Set 99.8 99.8 99.9

Percentage of Households who Know Children’s

Friends (5-17 Years) 94.6 95.6 92.9

239 Number of Mosques in Palestine by Governorate, 2015 240

241

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249 246 240 233 204 193

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Information Society 242

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Percentage of Households in Palestine by Region, and Availability of (ICT) 244 Tools at Home, 4,44 245

ICT Tools and Region Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Desktop 45.0 48.4 38.2

Laptop 33.2 35.8 28.0

Tablet 12.0 16.4 3.5

Smart Phone 51.0 59.4 34.7

Internet at Home 48.3 51.4 42.2

TV Set 97.1 98.3 94.7

Satellite Dish of the total households

that have a TV

99.8 99.8 99.9

Fixed Telephone Line 39.8 43.0 33.5

Mobile Phone 97.8 97.9 97.6

246 247 248

Percentage of Households in Palestine by Availability of (ICT) Tools at 249 Home, 4,44 250

251 252

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Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Availability of Computer, 254 Governorate and Type of Locality, 2014 255

Governorate and Type of Locality Availability of Computer

Available Not Available Total

Palestine 63.1 36.9 100

West Bank 66.9 33.1 100

Jenin 60.2 39.8 100

Tubas 60.2 39.8 100

Tulkarm 72.3 27.7 100

Nablus 70.4 29.6 100

Qalqiliya 64.5 35.5 100

Salfit 66.9 33.1 100

Ramallah & Al Bireh 72.2 27.8 100

Jericho & Al Aghwar 48.2 51.8 100

Jerusalem 69.5 30.5 100

Bethlehem 69.6 30.4 100

Hebron 64.0 36.0 100

Gaza Strip 55.6 44.4 100

North Gaza 45.1 54.9 100

Gaza 67.1 32.9 100

Dier Alballah 51.4 48.6 100

Khan Younis 52.9 47.1 100

Rafah 49.5 50.5 100

Type of Locality

Urban 63.7 36.3 100

Rural 61.5 38.5 100

Camps 61.0 39.0 100

256 257

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258 Main Indicators for Research and Development (R&D) in Palestine, 2013 259

260 Value Indicator

8,715 Number of Research and Development Personnel

5,162 Number of Research and Development Personnel with Full –

Time Equivalent (FTE)

4,533 Number of Researchers in Research and Development

3,510 Number of Researchers (Males) in Research and Development

1,023 Number of Researchers (Females) in Research and Development

2,492 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE

566 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE Per Million inhabitants

61.4 Total Expenditure on Research and Development (USD million )

26.9 Percentage of External Funds for Research and Development

24.6 Expenditure on Research and Development Per Researcher with

FTE (USD Thousands )

261

262

40

Health 263

41

Governmental and Non-Governmental Hospital Activities in Palestine,

2013-2015

Indicator 2013 2014 2015 Number of Governmental Hospitals 25 26 26

Number of Non- Governmental Hospitals 55 54 54

Total Number of Beds 5,619 5,939 6,006

Overall Total Bed Occupancy Rate (%)* 84.5 80.5 86.2

Mean Duration (Days) * 2.5 1.1 3.0

Grand Total of Discharges* 1717228 1517024 343,027

*data include the governmental hospitals only.

Physicians, and Beds per 1000 Population in Palestine, 2005-2015

1.62 1.60 1.70

1.90 2.00

1.70 1.70 1.70 1.60 1.65 1.70

1.33 1.37 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

20

05

20

06

20

07

20

08

20

09

20

10

20

11

20

12

20

13

20

14

20

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Physicians Beds

42

Security and Justice

43

Number of Reported Criminal Offenses in the West Bank* by Governorate, 2015

*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, 2015

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

5,445

4,180

3,288 2,747 2,463 2,162 2,075 1,963

1,278 1,042 879

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

676 591

722 772 832

739

874 840 793 650 715

781

400 500 600 700 800 900

1000 1100 1200

44

Number of Registered Road Traffic Accidents and Casualties in the West Bank* by Type of Injury, 2011 –2015

Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Total of Road Accidents 60407 700,6 60714 70266 8,985 Total Number of Injured Persons: 60960 70298 6068, 6,015 8,673 Slightly Injured 65854 75108 65707 5,468 7,757 Moderate Injured 847 778 720 380 651 Seriously Injured 154 189 184 104 155 Fatally Injured 115 120 142 63 110

*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, 2013-2015

2015 2014 2013 Stage of Proceeding

and Region Palestine

257,559 186,174 215,111 Carried From Last Year 299,828 172,167 313,098 Submitted 557,387 8,7,870 528,209 Total 258,025 1,8,169 261,986 Decided 299,362 ,0,,172 266,223 Pending

West Bank

167,022 166,727 136,104 Carried From Last Year 224,319 223,019 240,592 Submitted 391,341 ,79,647 376,696 Total

200,287 193,901 208,122 Decided 191,054 195,845 168,574 Pending

Gaza Strip 90,537 90,557 79,007 Carried From Last Year 75,509 58,257 72,506 Submitted

166,046 247,724 151,513 Total 57,738 41,378 53,864 Decided

108,308 107,436 97,649 Pending

45

International Investment

Position

46

Gross External Debt Position in Palestine, at the end of 2015

Value in Million USD Value Economic Sector

48,94 General Government 79 Short-term

992 Long-term 0 Monetary Authorities 0 Short-term 0 Long-term

530 Banks 270 Short-term 260 Long-term

63 Other Sectors 3 Short-term

60 Long-term 0 Direct Investment: Lending Between Affliated Companies 0 Debt Liabilities to Affiliated Enterprises 0 Debt Liabilities to Direct Investors

48444 Gross External Debt Position

47

International Investment Position (IIP) Stock by Economic Sectors in Palestine, 1 at End of 2015 2

Value in Million USD

Investments Stocks by Type of Investment

Total

Economic Sector

Monetary Authori-ties

(PMA)

Gover-nment Sector

Banks Sector

Others Sectors

Non-Financial companies, Insurance

companies and NGO's Sector

Households Sector

International Investment Position (net)*

48,,4 955 48,94- 482., -624 -824 Total External Assets 48,,, 955 0 48,2, 603 114

Foreign Direct Investment Abroad

445 0 0 0 354 91 Portfolio Investments Abroad 48,,, 106 0 885 97 0 Other Investments Abroad ,8.44 268 0 17071 152 23 Of which: currency and deposits** ,894, 268 0 17020 23 23

Reserve Assets

581 581 0 0 0 0 Total Foreign Liabilities 48..4 0 48,94 4894, 48449 938 Foreign Direct Investment in Palestine 48244 0 0 828 745 938

Foreign Portfolio Investments in Palestine

821 0 0 402 419 0 Foreign Other Investments in Palestine 48444 0 67476 530 63 0 Of which: Loans from abroad 484,4 0 67476 0 60 0

Of which: currency and deposits***

530 0 0 530 0 0 -The Data in the Table Above are Closed to the Nearest Integer. * 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.

3

4

48

Main Indicators of Foreign Investment Survey of Resident Enterprises in Palestine 5 (stocks) at end 2015 6

(Value in million USD)

Indicator Stock 2015 Percentage

%

Total Assets* 5,916 100

Stocks of Foreign Direct Investment 354 6.0

Stocks of Portfolio Investments 1,088 18.4

of which: Equity securities 113

of which: Debt securities 975

Stocks of Other Investments: 3,893 65.8

of which: Trade credits 1

of which: Loans 147

of which: Currency and deposits 3,745

of which: Other Assets 0

Stocks of Reserves Assets 581 9.8

Total Liabilities** 2,987 100

Stocks of Foreign Direct Investment 1,573 52.7

Stocks of Portfolio Investments 821 27.5

of which: Equity securities 821

of which: Debt securities 0

Stocks of Other Investments: 593 19.8

of which: Trade credits 3

of which: Loans 60

of which: Currency and deposits 530

of which: Other Liabilities 0

* Assets are the investments abroad of Resident enterprises in Palestine

** Liabilities are the foreign investments in Resident enterprises in Palestine

7

8

9

10

11 12

13

49

Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2014-2015 14 Values In USD Million 15

Indicator 2014 2015

Current account (net) -2,149.0 -2,065.7

Goods (net) -4,830.2 -4,300.4

Exports (fob) 1,383.6 1,756.7

Imports (fob) 6,213.8 6,057.1

Services (net) -206.5 -899.1

Exports 788.6 581.4

Transportation services 9.5 5.0

Travel services 602.5 425.9

Communications services 28.7 24.6

Construction services 64.5 61.4

Other business services 11.8 11.7

Government services 55.8 42.9

Others** 15.8 9.9

Imports 995.1 1,480.5

Transportation services 143.1 181.0

Travel services 664.2 1,113.5

Communication services 17.2 8.7

Insurance services 18.7 22.3

Other business services 100.6 105.2

Government services 43.8 43.0

Others*** 7.5 6.8

Income (net) 1,482.5 1,712.3

Receipts 1,618.5 1,803.1

Compensation of employees 1,449.4 1,663.9

Of which from Israel 1,435.3 1,650.6

Investment income 169.0 139.2

Payments 136.0 90.8

16

17

50

(Cont.) Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2014-2015 18 Values In USD Million 19

Indicator 2014 2015

Current transfers (net) 1,405.2 1,421.5

Inflows 2,013.2 1,875.4

To the government sector 614.5 487.3

of which from Donors transfers 562.2 387.4

To the other sectors 1398.7 1388.1

of which from Donors transfers 231.0 159.2

Outflows 608.0 453.9

Capital and financial account (net) 1,765.8 2,450.7

Capital account (net) 691.0 490.7

Capital transfers (net) 691.0 509.6

Inflows 691.0 509.6

To the government sector 447.6 260.6

of which from Donors transfers 439.9 252.3

To the other sectors 243.4 249.1

Outflows 0.0 0.0

Acquisition / disposal of non-Produced, non-

financial assets non-financial assets (net)

0.0 -18.9

Financial account (net)**** 1,074.8 1,960.0

Foreign Direct investment (net) -27.8 29.6

Change in investment abroad (net) -187.5 -73.3

Change in investment in Palestine (net) 159.7 102.9

Foreign Portfolio investment (net) -179.0 124.6

Change in Assets (net) -176.1 70.1

Change in Liabilities (net) -2.9 54.5

20

21

51

(Cont.) Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2014-2015 22 Values In USD Million 23

Indicator 2014 2015

Foreign Other investment (net) 1,268.8 1,714.3

Change in Assets (net) 1,095.4 1,603.2

Of which Loans to nonresidents 12.1 -111.9

Of which Currency and deposits***** 1,220.9 1,581.6

Change in Liabilities (net) 173.4 111.1

Of which Loans nonresidents -27.4 -26.3

Of which Currency and deposits****** 101.0 126.2

Net errors and omissions 383.2 -385.0

Overall balance -20.4 -99.7

Financing 20.4 99.7

Exceptional financing 7.6 8.2

Change in Reserve assets (- = Increase/+=

decrease)

12.8 91.5

* The data excludes that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation 24 of the West Bank in 1967. 25 ** Include insurance, financial, information and computer, royalties and licenses and personal, cultural and 26 recreational services. 27 *** Include financial,construction, information and computer, royalties and licenses fees, and personal, 28 cultural and recreational services. 29 **** Include reserve assets 30 ***** Currency and deposits: Including the cash of foreign currency in the banks and the deposits of the 31 Palestinian institutions deposited abraod. 32 ****** Currency and deposits : Includes the deposits of non-residents deposited in Local banks. 33

52

Establishments 34

53

Number of Establishments in Palestine by Governorate and Operating 35 Status, 2012 36

Governorate

Operating Status

Total In

Operation

Temporarily

Closed

Under Construction

preparation

Palestine 144,969 4,789 1,308 151,066

West Bank 98,391 3,047 906 102,344

Jenin 12,068 468 98 12,634

Tubas 1,677 72 17 1,766

Tulkarm 7,175 231 89 7,495

Nablus 15,870 538 166 16,574

Qalqiliya 4,332 108 24 4,464

Salfit 2,625 97 11 2,733

Ramallah & Al-Bireh 13,819 343 132 14,294

Jericho & Al- Aghwar 1,473 179 29 1,681

Jerusalem 10,464 140 55 10,659

Bethlehem 7,606 396 106 8,108

Hebron 21,282 475 179 21,936

Gaza Strip 46,578 1,742 402 48,722

North Gaza 7,510 259 103 7,872

Gaza 18,810 705 127 19,642

Deir Al-Balah 6,129 296 50 6,475

Khan Yunis 8,636 228 81 8,945

Rafah 5,493 254 41 5,788 37 38

Number of Employed Persons in the Private Sector, Non Governmental Organization 39 Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2012 40

Region Sex

Total Males Females

Palestine 299,804 66,039 365,843

West Bank 650,121 05,218 243,890

Gaza Strip 642,021 617246 121,953

Note: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation 41 of the West Bank in 1967. 42

43

54

Number of Operating Establishments in the Private Sector, Non Governmental 44 Organization Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Main 45

Economic Activity, 2012 46 No.of Est. Economic Activity

281 Mining and Quarrying

17,858 Manufacturing

68 Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply

448 Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation

Activities

626 Construction

73,823 Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and

Motorcycles

3,759 Transportation and Storage

6,840 Accommodation and Food Service Activities

987 Information and Communication

1,100 Financial and Insurance Activities

329 Real Estate Activities

3,958 Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

1,962 Administrative and Support Service Activities

32 Public Administration and Defense Compulsory Social Security

3,136 Education

5,092 Human Health and Social Work Activities

1,967 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

13,098 Other Service Activities*

6 Activities of Households as Employers Undifferentiated Goods-

and Services-Producing Activities of Households for Own use

15 Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies

16 Not Stated

135,401 Total

*:Include Activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations, 47 Activities of trade unions, Activities of other membership organizations, Repair of computers 48 and communication equipment, Repair of personal and household goods, Other personal service 49 activities. 50 51

55

National Accounts 52

56

GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* at Constant Prices for 53 the years 4,44, 2012 54

55 Values In USD Million 56

Economic Sector Year

2014 2015

Agriculture and Fishing 286.4 265.7

Mining, Manufacturing, Electricity and Water Supply 1,105.4 1,041.9

Construction 547.3 567.7

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles

and Motorcycles 1,319.9 1,410.2

Transportation and Storage 129.7 157.1

Financial and Insurance Activities 270.3 284.7

Information and Communications 436.9 441.8

Services 1,549.6 1,566.5

Public Administration and Defense 971.4 987.9

Households with Employed Persons 4.0 4.2

Other** 842.5 556.1

Gross Domestic Product 7,463.4 7,719.3

57 *:Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel 58 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 59 **:Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial 60 intermediation services indirectly measured. 61 Note: 2004 is the base year. 62 63

57

Major National Account Indicators in Palestine* at Constant 64 Prices, 2012 65

66 Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD Million) 77765.1 27541.6 67861.1

GDP Per Capita (USD) 67700.2 17117.1 551.1

Gross National Income (GNI) (USD Million) 87200.1 17711.7 67814.2

GNI Per Capita (USD) 67514.5 17286.4 67444.1

Gross Disposable Income (GDI) (USD Million) 57060.1 77111.0 17688.1

GDI Per Capita (USD) 17617.1 17770.4 67141.1

Final Consumption Expenditures (USD Million) 57125.4 17785.4 17274.4

Gross Capital Formation (USD Million) 67205.6 67174.8 616.7-

Net Export of Goods and Services (USD

Million) 17611.7- 17211.2- 140.1 -

Saving (Million USD) 22.1 017.0 186.8- *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 67 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: 2004 is the base year. 71 72

58

Percentage Contribution to GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* at Constant 73 Prices, 2015 74

75 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 76 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 77 **: Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial intermediation services 78 indirectly measured. 79 Note: 2004 is the base year. 80 81

82

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

3.4% Mining, manufacturing, electricity and

water 13.5%

Construction 7.4%

Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

18.3%

Transportation and storage

2.0% Financial and insurance activities

3.7%

Information and communication

5.7%

Services 20.3%

Public administration and

defense 12.8%

Households with employed persons

0.1%

Others** 12.8%

59

Consumer Price Index 83

60

Annual Consumer Price Index and Percent Change in Palestine by 84 Major Groups of Expenditure, 2014-2016 85

(Base Year 2010=100) 86

Major Groups of

Expenditure

Ave.

2014

Ave.

2015

Ave.

2016

Percentage

Change

2013/2014

Percentage

Change

2014/2015

Percentage

Change

2015/2016

Food and Soft

Drinks 105.81 107.82 106.20 0.37 1.90 -1.50

Alcoholic Beverages

and Tobacco 143.88 159.59 166.00 11.80 10.92 4.02

Textiles, Clothing

and Footwear 104.33 109.29 112.40 -0.88 4.75 2.85

Housing 114.75 108.28 105.46 3.31 -5.64 -2.61

Furniture,

Household goods 101.90 105.37 105.54 -1.06 3.41 0.16

Medical Care 115.46 116.67 117.99 8.71 1.05 1.13

Transportation 103.25 102.22 101.41 -2.86 -1.00 -0.80

Communications 97.80 95.74 94.45 -2.57 -2.10 -1.36

Recreation, Cultural

Goods & Services 100.11 102.22 101.83 -1.75 2.11 -0.38

Education 115.21 120.95 124.69 0.05 4.98 3.09

Restaurants and

Cafes 119.20 121.91 125.55 4.52 2.27 2.99

Miscellaneous

goods and Services 117.01 118.22 118.32 8.55 1.03 0.09

All-items

Consumer Price

Index

109.42 110.99 110.75 1.73 1.43 -0.22

87 88 89

90

61

Registered Foreign Trade 91

62

Palestinian Registered Export Indicators*, 2013-2015 92 93 Value in Million USD 94

Indicator 2013 2014 2015

Total Palestinian Exports .,4 944 958 Total Palestinian Exports by Country

To Israel 781 792 804 To Arab Countries 84 113 121 To Other Countries 31 39 33 Total Distribution of Exports National Exports 636 689 705 Re- Exports 265 255 253 Total Exports by Region West Bank 899 938 954 Gaza Strip 2 6 4

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel

following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

63

Palestinian Registered Imports Indicators*, 2013-2015 95 Value in Million USD 96

Indicator 2013 2014 2015

Total Palestinian Imports 5,164 5,683 5,225

Total Imports by Means of

Transportation

By Land and Postal packages 4,611 5,006 4,669

Through Electricity Networks & Pipes 221 677 556

Total Imports by Country

From Israel 3,695 3,958 3,045

From EU Countries 455 581 612

From Arab Countries 215 274 343

From American Countries 88 95 115

From Other Countries 711 775 1,110

Net Trade Balance - 4,263 -4,739 -4,267

*: 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.

97 Value of Registered Imports, Exports in Goods and Net Trade Balance in 98

Palestine*, 2006 - 2015 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

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2007

2008

2009

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imports exports Net Trade Balance in goods

64

Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2013-2015 104 105

Value in Million USD 106

Indicator 2013 2014 2015

Total exports of services 186 191 176

Total imports of services 136 150 143

Net Trade Balance in Services 50 41 33

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel

following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

107 Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2010-2015 108

109

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

113 114 115 116 117 118

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

65

119

Building Licenses 120

66

Main Indicators of Building Licenses Issued in Palestine*, 2016 121 122

Indicator Total First

Quarter Second

Quarter Third

Quarter Fourth

Quarter

Number of Licenses Issued** 10,633 3,232 2,403 2,406 2,592

Total Area of Buildings Licensed

(1000 m2) 5,193.9 1,322.4 1,053.0 1,585.1 1,233.5

Number of New Housing Units 17,511 4,191 3,712 5,153 4,455

Total Area of New Housing Units

(1000 m2) 3,225.9 796.8 688.5 914.3 826.3

Number of Existing Housing Units 4,555 1,750 990 985 830

Total Area of Existing Housing

Units (1000 m2) 737.0 278.2 142.3 176.9 139.6

* Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 123 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 124 ** Excluding boundary walls licenses 125

126 127

67

Transportation 128

& 129

Communications 130

68

Main Indicators of Transportation and Communications in 131 Palestine*, 2013-2015 132

133

Indicator 2013 2014 2015

Number of Licensed Road Vehicles **144,244

**

**162,512 6727668**

Number of Items Received by Mail **445,926

**

**439,535

**

0057114**

Number of Items Dispatched by Mail **127,953

**

**137,599

**

6667720**

Number of Cellular Phone Subscribers 3,267,819 3,290,774 172267160 Number of Landline Telephones 403,025 403,118 0417001

Average Number of Calls Per Month (in million)*** 641.1 - 54.2

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following 134 its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 135

**: Data doesn’t include Gaza strip. 136 ***: Average monthly number of calls doesn’t include international calls. 137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

69

Finance & Insurance 146

70

Main Economic Indicators for Finance and Insurance Activities in 147 Palestine*, 2013-2015 148

149

Value in Million USD

2015 2014 2013 Indicator

065 261 596 Number of Enterprises

10,074 8,991 8,101 Number of Employees

206.2 182.7 611.8 Compensation of

Employees

171.1 513.3 014.7 Output

141.7 121.8 641.8 Intermediate Consumption

012.5 391.5 121.5 Value Added

12.0 46.1 10.5 Gross Fixed Capital

Formation (G. F. C. F) - Data for 2013 represent data for 44 Establishments of financial intermediation activities in addition to 150 552 money exchangers’ Establishments. 151 - Data for 2014 represent data for 45 Establishments of financial intermediation activities in addition to 471 152 money exchangers’ Establishments. 153 - Data for 2015 represent data for 53 Establishments of financial intermediation activities in addition to 366 154 money exchangers’ Establishments. 155 *Data doesn't include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 156 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 157

158

159

160

71

161

162

Other Economic Sectors 163

164

165 166 167

168

72

Main Economic Indicators for Economic Sectors Activities In Palestine, 1025 169 Economic sector

Indicators Internal Trade Services Industry Construction

75,467 11,126 18,056 564 No. of Enterprises

671,156 617,208 90,486 8,018 No. of Employed Persons

024,456.0 242,072.1 449,082.8 55,487.2 Compensation of Employees (1000 USD)

1,767,482.1 6,542,817.7 3,817,644.6 457,333.2 Output (1000 USD)

156,140.6 051,110.2 2,358,944.9 240,170.0 Intermediate Consumption (1000 USD)

1,412,086.1 6,045,101.1 1,458,699.7 217,163.2 Value Added (1000 USD)

11,411.7 00,141.0 30,347.1 1,366.3 G.F.C.F (1000 USD)

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.

Selected Ratios for Economic Sectors Activities, 2015 170

Indicators

Economic sector

Construction Industry Services Internal Trade

Compensation per Wage Employee (USD( 7,507.4 6,586.5 2,581.1 2,121.8

Output per Employed Person (USD 57,038.3 42,190.4 607501.0 167480.5

Output per Wage Employee (USD) 61,877.0 55,992.0 117274.7 017767.4

Value Added per Employed Person (USD) 27,084.5 16,120.7 667408.7 677616.5

Value Added per Wage Employee (USD) 29,382.1 21,394.2 617185.1 187410.7

Value Added to Output (%) 47.5 38.2 71.5 86.0

Compensation of Employees to Value Added (%)

25.6 30.8 12.5 60.5

Depreciation to Output (%) 2.5 4.6 5.1 0.4 * Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of 171 the West Bank in 1967. 172 173 174

175

73

Tourism 176

177

178

179

74

Hotel Activities in the West Bank, 2013-2015 180 181

Indicator 2013 2014 2015

Number of Operating Hotels 661 109 112

Number of Rooms 6,072 17156 6,790

Number of Beds 13,902 607827 15,059

Number of Guests 600,362 1647107 484,394

Number of Guest Nights 1,467,709 672177166 1,420,264

Room Occupancy (%) 20.8 25.2 22.5 182 183 184

Percentage Distribution of Guest Nights in the West Bank by 185 Nationality, 2015 186

187

Palestine

11.7%

European Union

33.5%

Asia

13.8%

Other European

Countries

11.0%

U.S.A & Canada

10.2%

Other Countries

19.8%

75

Agriculture 188

76

Main Household Farming Indicators in Palestine 189 190

Value Time Reference

Point Indicator

27.4 24/3/2015 Percent of Households who have A Garden

91.9 2013/2014 Percent of Households who have A garden

and utilized it for agricultural activity

10.0 24/03/2015 Percent of households who reared livestock

(domestic).

203.4 24/3/2015 Average Area of Garden (m2)

170507111 24/03/2015 Number of Horticulture Trees

191 192

Numbers of Reared Livestock (Domestic) in Palestine by Type, As on 24/03/2015 193 194

195 (*): High Variance 196

197

32,204 10,046*

570,090

1,332* 0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

Sheep Goats Domestic Poultry Beehives

77

Olive Presses in Palestine, 2012-2015 198 199 Quantity: metric Ton, Value: USD 1000 200

Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 Number of Operating Olive

Presses 279 264 265 171

Quantity of Olives Pressed 104,762.6 65,829.4 108,379.1 527601.4

Quantity of Oil Extracted 22,951.1 17,641.9 24,758.5 167480.0

Number of Employees 1,220 1,119 1,353 67121

Wage Employees 891 716 985 508

Compensation of Employees 1,014.3 689.4 1,024.0 67477.2

Output Value 9,098.2 8,599.8 14,001.3 647181.4

Value Added 6,490.8 6,464.0 10,910.9 77688.1

Intermediate Consumption 2,607.3 2,135.8 3,090.5 3,093.6

(-): Null 201 202

Quantity of Olives Pressed and Olive Oil Extracted in 203 Palestine, 2012-2015 204

205 206

207

208

209

22,951.1

17,641.9

24,758.5 21,084.4

104,762.6

65,829.4

108,379.1

95,142.0

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

2012 2013 2014 2015

Year

Qu

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m

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Quantity of Oil Extracted Quantity of Olives Pressed

78

Environment 210

79

Percentage of Educational Establishments (Higher, General and Vocational 211 Education) in Palestine by the Sources of Obtaining Water, Sector and Region, 212

2016 213

214 215

Percentage of Educational Establishments (Kindergartens) in Palestine by the 216 Sources of Obtaining Water and Region, 2016 217

218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225

Region

Sources of Obtaining Water

Water

Network

Water

Tanks

Establishment

Water Well Spring

Higher Education Palestine 93.7 47.6 44.4 0.0

West Bank 96.4 14.3 35.7 0.0

Gaza Strip 91.4 74.3 51.4 0.0

General and Vocational

Education (Schools)

Palestine 95.9 33.9 27.3 0.2

West Bank 95.0 10.0 35.6 0.2

Gaza Strip 98.4 99 4.9 0.0

Region

Sources of Obtaining Water

Water

Network

Water

Tanks

Establishment

Water Well Spring

Palestine 95.2 47.0 11.2 0.2

West Bank 93.1 9.8 17.3 0.3

Gaza Strip 97.9 95.5 3.3 0.0

80

Percentage Distribution of Educational Establishments (Higher, General and 226 Vocational Education) in Palestine by Wastewater Disposal Method, Sector and 227

Region, 2016 228

229 230 231

Percentage Distribution of Educational Establishments (Kindergartens) in 232 Palestine by Wastewater Disposal Method and Region, 2016 233

234 235

Region The Main Wastewater Disposal Method

Wastewater Network

Porous Cesspit

Tight Cesspit

Others Total

Higher Education

Palestine 90.5 7.9 1.6 0.0 100

West Bank 92.9 7.1 0.0 0.0 100

Gaza Strip 88.6 8.6 2.8 0.0 100

General and Vocational

Education (Schools)

Palestine 48.1 39.4 12.3 0.2 100

West Bank 34.7 48.9 16.1 0.3 100

Gaza Strip 84.6 13.4 2.0 0.0 100

Region

Wastewater Disposal Method

Wastewater Network

Porous Cesspit

Tight Cesspit

Others Total

Palestine 58.6 37.5 3.7 0.2 100

West Bank 38.2 56.6 5.2 0.0 100

Gaza Strip 85.4 12.5 1.8 0.3 100

81

Quantity of Annual Rainfall in the West Bank by Station Location, 2016 (mm) 236 237

238 239 240 241 242

681 606 568 548

439

107

0

200

400

600

800

Nablus Hebron Ramallah Tulkarm Jenin Jericho

82

Selected Indicators for Water Statistics in Palestine, 2012-2015 243 Quantity in Million m3\ Year 244

Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015

Quantity of Water Available Annually 349.2 365.7 342.7 365.3

Quantity Pumped Annually from Groundwater Wells 253.3 262.9 101.1 250.5

Quantity of Spring Water Discharged Annually 39.3 39.5 28.2 40.7

Quantity of Water Purchased Annually from Israeli

Water Company (Mekorot) for Domestic Use 56.6 63.3 63.5 70.2

Quantity of Annual Water Supply for Domestic Sector

in West Bank 93.9 100.9 102.8 119.6

245 Quantity of Water Available Annually in Palestine, 2008-2015 246

247 248 249

250 251

303.6 315.2

331.1

323.9

349.2 365.7

342.7 365.3

300

320

340

360

380

400

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Year

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83

Percentage of Household in Palestine Which Have a Solar Heater by 252 Region, January 2015 253

254 255 256

Imported Electricity in Palestine by Region and Source (Mwh), 2012 257

Total

Source

Region Jordan Egypt

Israeli Electricity

Company

5,413,088 41,390 190,191 5,181,507 Palestine

4,281,615 41,390 - 4,240,225 West Bank

1,131,473 - 190,191 941,282 Gaza Strip

258 259

56.5 63.1

43.8

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Region

Perc

en

t

84

Number of Settlements and Settlers in the West Bank by Governorate, 2012 260 261

Number of

Settlers

Number of

Settlements Governorate

617,291 150 West Bank

2,851 5 Jenin

2,036 7 Tubas

2,993 3 Tulkarm

17,706 12 Nablus

37,006 8 Qalqiliya

39,488 13 Salfit

123,194 26 Ramallah & Al-Bireh

6,286 17 Jericho & Al-Aghwar

292,555 26 Jerusalem

214,135 16 Area J1

78,420 10 Area J2

75,320 13 Bethlehem

17,856 20 Hebron

262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274

275 276

85

Housing Conditions277

86

Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine 278 by Housing Density (Person per Room), 2012,2013, 4,42 279

280 Housing Density (Person per Room) 2012 2013 2015

Less than 1 17.0 60.2 12.5

1.00- 1.99 51.1 46.9 46.0

2.00- 2.99 24.3 27.6 28.3

3.00+ 7.6 11.0 13.2

Total 100 100 100

Average Housing Density 1.5 1.6 1.7

281 282

Percentage Distribution of Households In Palestine by Type of Housing 283 Unit, 2015 284

285 *Other include (Independent Room, Tent and Marginal(. 286

53.7

44.6

1.1 0.6

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

Apartment House Villa Other*