Net foreign assets in Palestine

Palestine: Net foreign assets was 11.81 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11.81 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 27.6%
World rank
137th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11.81 billion current LCU
in 2025
All-time low
1.67 billion current LCU
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Net foreign assets in Palestine, 1998–2025

2.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B1998201120251998: 1.7B current LCU1999: 2.0B current LCU2000: 2.3B current LCU2001: 2.3B current LCU2002: 2.6B current LCU2003: 2.8B current LCU2004: 2.9B current LCU2005: 2.9B current LCU2006: 2.9B current LCU2007: 4.0B current LCU2008: 4.7B current LCU2009: 4.7B current LCU2010: 4.8B current LCU2011: 4.2B current LCU2012: 4.2B current LCU2013: 4.9B current LCU2014: 5.0B current LCU2015: 4.8B current LCU2016: 4.7B current LCU2017: 5.0B current LCU2018: 4.9B current LCU2019: 5.4B current LCU2020: 6.4B current LCU2021: 7.3B current LCU2022: 7.2B current LCU2023: 7.7B current LCU2024: 9.3B current LCU2025: 11.8B current LCU

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Palestine is 11.81 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 147.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Palestine peaked at 11.81 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.67 billion current LCU, in 1998.

That places Palestine 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.82 billion current LCU 1.67 billion current LCU 1.97 billion current LCU 2
2000s 3.21 billion current LCU 2.31 billion current LCU 4.74 billion current LCU 10
2010s 4.80 billion current LCU 4.23 billion current LCU 5.42 billion current LCU 10
2020s 8.29 billion current LCU 6.37 billion current LCU 11.81 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 134 Central African Republic 15.18 billion current LCU compare
  2. 135 Malta 13.48 billion current LCU compare
  3. 136 Ethiopia 13.12 billion current LCU compare
  4. 138 Belarus 11.41 billion current LCU compare
  5. 139 Canada 11.25 billion current LCU compare
  6. 140 Eswatini 10.79 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net foreign assets in Palestine?
Net foreign assets in Palestine was 11.81 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 11.81 billion current LCU in 2025.
What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 billion current LCU in 1998.
How does Palestine rank for net foreign assets?
Palestine ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 147.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.