Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palestine
Palestine: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 4.0% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palestine peaked at 10.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 3rd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +124.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -65.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +59.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +45.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +31.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 4.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 13.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 57.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Burundi 5.6% compare
- 2 South Sudan 4.9% compare
- 4 Yemen 4.0% compare
- 5 Kiribati 4.0% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 3.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Palestine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palestine?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palestine was 4.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Palestine ranks 3rd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).