West Bank and Gaza's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) was US$9 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 50% from US$6 million in 2010 (4.14% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$9 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$10 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$6 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$24 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$3 million | 2006 |
| Average since 2011 | US$12.2 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$16 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, West Bank and Gaza's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 62.5% on 2019 (from US$24 million to US$9 million).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2019), the average change was +16.4% and a typical year strayed about 69.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 266.7% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 66.7% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.64 million a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, West Bank and Gaza had the 99th highest value of the 123 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | US$9 million | 2020 |
| World | US$249.92 billion | 2019 |
| Lower middle income | US$25.28 billion | 2019 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2020 ranking
- Comoros — 98th of 123: US$12 million
- Lao PDR — 99th of 123: US$9 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 100th of 123: US$9 million
- Montenegro — 102nd of 123: US$8 million
- Tajikistan — 103rd of 123: US$7.3 million
- Cabo Verde — 104th of 123: US$7 million
What this measures
International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 23 values
| Year | International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,000,000 |
| 2019 | 24,000,000 |
| 2018 | 20,000,000 |
| 2017 | 21,000,000 |
| 2016 | 14,000,000 |
| 2015 | 10,000,000 |
| 2014 | 7,000,000 |
| 2013 | 5,000,000 |
| 2012 | 4,000,000 |
| 2011 | 8,000,000 |
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$19 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$38 million (2020)
- Bahrain — US$917 million (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$69 million (2020)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$576 million (2018)
- Israel — US$371 million (2020)
- Jordan — US$27 million (2020)
- Kuwait — US$1.17 billion (2017)
More private sector & trade data for West Bank and Gaza
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 8.65% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$1.23 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 47.05% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 38.34% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 64.67% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$558.7 million (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service exports) — 2.43% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)?
- US$9 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1998?
- It is down 43.75% from US$16 million in 1998 (2.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$24 million in 2019 and the lowest US$3 million in 2006.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 99th highest of 123 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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