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Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
West Bank and Gaza: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 9.8% (2025), 22nd of 180 in the world and 4th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 2.7% (2025), 129th of 209 in the world and 8th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 5.6% (2021), 101st of 136 in the world and 9th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
8 indicators
Prices & public finance: West Bank and Gaza in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 9.8%2025 | 22/180 | 4/21 | 2.8% | 3.7% | -0.7% | +8.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.7%2025 | 129/209 | 8/22 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 2.2% | +6.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.6%2021 | 101/136 | 9/14 | · | 6.3% | 5.5% | −1.2 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -3.1%2021 | 125/136 | 12/14 | · | -6.1% | 3.2% | −4.4 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 26.2%2021 | 73/142 | 5/10 | · | 31.7% | 29.2% | −2.0 ppsince 2011 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 56.5%2025 | 60/169 | 9/17 | 21.5% | 21.4% | 52.2% | +23.9 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 110.4%2024 | 18/146 | 3/15 | 77.4% | 63.0% | 92.0% | +52.9 ppsince 2014 | 78.7% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.32025 | 124/165 | 17/20 | · | 1.2 | 1.0 | +161%since 2015 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+161%2.3 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+8.4 pp9.8% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
West Bank and Gaza and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with West Bank and Gaza. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | West Bank and Gaza | Egypt | Jordan | Israel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 9.8%2025 | 14.1%2025 | 1.8%2025 | 3.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.7%2025 | 25.0%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 2.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.6%2021 | 24.3%2024 | 8.1%2025 | 3.0%2022 |
| Real interest rate | -3.1%2021 | -7.0%2024 | 5.8%2025 | -1.8%2022 |
| Government expense | 26.2%2021 | 30.2%2015 | 25.9%2023 | 37.3%2023 |
| Private credit | 56.5%2025 | 25.8%2025 | 71.3%2025 | 72.5%2025 |
| Broad money | 110.4%2024 | 77.3%2025 | 105.1%2025 | 103.7%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 2.32025 | 4.42025 | 7.82024 | 14.42025 |