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We assess the impact of Israeli occupation on the socioeconomic conditions in the Palestinian Territory.

UN General Assembly resolution 77/22 requests UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to report on economic development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people.

For nearly four decades, we have also supported the Palestinian people through policy-oriented research, capacity-building and technical cooperation projects in partnership with public and private sector institutions and civil society.

Gaza’s GDP plummeted 81% in the last quarter of 2023, leaving its economy in ruins

Gaza’s GDP plummeted 81% in the last quarter of 2023, leaving its economy in ruins
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We monitor the impact of the Israeli occupation on socioeconomic conditions in the Palestinian Territory.

We assess the impact of Israeli occupation on the socioeconomic conditions in the Palestinian Territory.

UN General Assembly resolution 77/22 requests UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to report on economic development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people.

For nearly four decades, we have also supported the Palestinian people through policy-oriented research, capacity-building and technical cooperation projects in partnership with public and private sector institutions and civil society.

 

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Graph showing that Gaza's GDP has dropped to one sixth of its pre-October 2023 value
Gaza’s GDP plummeted 81% in the last quarter of 2023, leaving its economy in ruins
The staggering scale of economic devastation and unprecedented decline in economic activity far surpasses the impact of all previous military confrontations.
 
A young resident bikes past a bulletpocked wall of UNRWA's School for Girls
Economic crisis worsens in Occupied Palestinian Territory amid ongoing Gaza conflict
A UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report reveals a severe economic crisis, driven by collapsing GDP per capita, widespread poverty and soaring unemployment.
 
Palestinians inspect their house, after it was destroyed by an Israeli air strike on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 10, 2023.
Gaza: Unprecedented destruction will take tens of billions of dollars and decades to reverse
The report quantifies GDP loss, recovery timelines and the enduring effects on poverty and household expenditure, painting a daunting picture of the development challenges ahead.
 
A woman at a clothing store in Bethlehem, Palestine
UNCTAD report exposes economic strain on Palestinian welfare in West Bank due to Israeli restrictions
It emphasizes the urgent need to remove the restrictions to help provide the economic base necessary to reverse the current trend of socioeconomic deterioration in the region.
 
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Assistance to the Palestinian People

This annual report provides an update on developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and its long-term prospects, as well as looking at Israel's policies and associated obstacles to trade and development there.

The report is discussed at the annual session of the Trade and Development Board in Geneva.

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