West Bank and Gaza's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$152.56 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 57.04% from US$355.1 million in 2014 (8.1% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$152.56 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$182.56 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$355.1 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$914.08 million | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$51.3 million | 1996 |
| Average since 2015 | US$184.37 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$53.9 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) did not change 0% on 2023 (from US$152.56 million to US$152.56 million).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +19.4% and a typical year strayed about 61.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 215.5% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 82% in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, West Bank and Gaza had the 20th highest value of the 27 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$152.56 million | 2024 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | US$329.04 billion | 2024 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2024 ranking
- Sierra Leone — 17th of 27: US$319.76 million
- Mauritius — 18th of 27: US$285.5 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 19th of 27: US$173.77 million
- Bhutan — 21st of 27: US$106.36 million
- Mauritania — 22nd of 27: US$93.28 million
- Solomon Islands — 23rd of 27: US$77.77 million
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 30 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 152,563,038 |
| 2023 | 152,563,038 |
| 2022 | 215,597,063 |
| 2021 | 254,035,623 |
| 2020 | 125,209,099 |
| 2019 | 182,560,612 |
| 2018 | 167,726,673 |
| 2017 | 247,815,403 |
| 2016 | 192,109,135 |
| 2015 | 153,506,384 |
Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$722.23 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$1.62 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$41.52 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$687.2 million (2025)
- Jordan — US$4.07 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — US$6.56 billion (2023)
- Malta — US$221.9 million (2016)
- Morocco — US$13.66 billion (2025)
- Pakistan — US$40.19 billion (2025)
- Qatar — US$1.26 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for West Bank and Gaza
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.08% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) — 7.21% (2024)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$101.69 million (2025)
- Net primary income (current US$, BoP) — US$1.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$152.56 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 183.05% from US$53.9 million in 1995 (3.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$914.08 million in 2012 and the lowest US$51.3 million in 1996.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 20th highest of 27 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
- In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) did not change 0% on 2023 (from US$152.56 million to US$152.56 million). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +19.4% and a typical year strayed about 61.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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