Palestine — Country Profile
Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Palestine: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna Power score (--/100, ranked #-- of 195).
Last updated: October 2026
West Bank is located in Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel. The country's it covers 5,860 sq km. Terrain: mostly rugged, dissected upland in west, flat plains descending to Jordan River Valley to the east. Climate: temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters.
| Population | 3,310,554 (2025 est.) |
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| GDP (PPP) | $20.339 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $3,800 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | -26.6% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 53.7% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment | 24.5% (2022 est.) |
| Public debt | 23.8% of GDP (2013 est.) |
| Exports | $2.885 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $8.264 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 76.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 22 years (2025 est.) |
| Urbanization | 77.6% of total population (2023) |
| Languages | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
Palestine’s GDP is $20.339 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $13.711 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew -26.6% (2024 est.). See where Palestine ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.
POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
The quarter passed without decisive turns. Governance continued, markets functioned, and the score reflects that uneventfulness.
For countries like this, the real story is always the slow one — and this quarter added no new chapter to it.
- What our model rewards: public debt under 24% of GDP — room to maneuver; the economy grew 26.6% last year — genuine momentum
- What drags it down: inflation running at 53.7% — eating paychecks; unemployment at 24.5%
Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.
| Electricity access | 100% (2022 est.) |
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| Installed capacity mix (CIA) | fossil fuels: 66.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 33.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Energy consumption per capita (CIA) | 14.991 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| Primary energy consumption (OWID) | 23.8 TWh (2023) |
| Energy per capita (OWID) | 4,393 kWh per person (2023) |
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2023.
Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.
| Exports | $2.885 billion (2024 est.) |
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| Imports | $8.264 billion (2024 est.) |
| Trade balance (calculated) | Deficit of $5.4 billion (2024), calculated from the CIA export and import figures above. |
| Key industries | small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs |
Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.
Mohammad Mustafa — Prime Minister.
Palestine maintains 83 embassies and 2 consulates abroad. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 83 |
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| Consulates abroad | 2 |
Source: Outbound: Consular Affairs Center (Yonsei Univ.), diplomatic & consular networks database, March 2026 report (Zenodo).
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
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| Airports (total) | 1 + 2 heliports |
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
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POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Palestine.
Historical timeline of Palestine
This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Palestine — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.
What is Palestine's power score?
Palestine has a Magna Power score of --/100. The score measures structural power — the proven capacity to shape events — across nine components.