أداء الاقتصاد الفلسطيني، 2012 - Palestinian Central Bureau of ...

PCBS: Performance of the Palestinian Economy, 2012GDP8,0007,0006,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,0000Figure 1: GDP in Palestine at constant prices 2004-2012 1(Value in USD Million)6,797.35,030.54,198.42,807.41,766.81,391.02004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012YearPalestine West Bank Gaza StripThe GDP per capita increased by 2.7% in 2012 compared with 2011 to USD 1,679.3. TheGDP per capita is considered to be one of the important indicators to measure individualstandards of living as it takes into account changes in population size during the comparisonperiod. It is clear from Table 1 , GDP per capita has continued to rise steadily since 2007 dueto high growth in GDP at a higher rate than population growth during this period. The GDPper capita increased by 2.7% in 2012 compared with 8.9% in 2011.Table 1: GDP in Palestine at constant prices 2004-20122004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012GDP (Million USD) 4,198.4 4,559.5 4,322.3 4,554.1 4,878.3 5,239.3 5,724.5 6,421.4 6,797.3Population (Thousands) 2 3,188 3,287 3,389 3,495 3,597 3,702 3,813 3,927 4,048GDP Per Capita (USD) 1,317.0 1,387.2 1,275.4 1,303.2 1,356.3 1,415.2 1,502.1 1,635.2 1,679.3% Change of Per Capita - 5.3 -8.1 2.2 4.1 4.3 6.1 8.9 2.7GDP Per Capita in WestBank (USD)1,457.1 1,451.1 1,459.8 1,580.5 1,723.6 1,796.3 1,896.1 2,037.6 2,093.3Percentage Change PerCapita (West Bank)- - 0.4 0.6 8.3 9.1 4.2 5.6 7.5 2.7GDP Per Capita in GazaStrip (USD)1,103.1 1,290.1 996.5 886.2 806.5 847.2 917.9 1,042.8 1,074.5Percentage Change PerCapita (Gaza Strip)- 17.0 -22.8 -11.1 -9.0 5.0 8.3 13.6 3.01 The data exclude those parts of Jerusalem annexed by Israel in 1967.2 The number of population in Palestine excluding those parts of Jerusalem annexed by Israel in 1967.[16]