West Bank and Gaza Poverty Assessment 2025 - Poverty, Conflict and the Erosion of Palestinian Livelihoods

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West Bank and Gaza Poverty Assessment 2025 examines how poverty interacts with conflict and how Palestinian livelihoods erode amid evolving conditions in Gaza and the West Bank. The assessment links long-term structural constraints and an unprecedented economic collapse to changes in poverty and inequality through 2023 and beyond. It analyzes fragmented control and mobility barriers in the West Bank, geographic pockets of higher poverty, and fiscal policy effects on the very poorest versus broader national poverty outcomes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time3 h 32 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Abbreviations and acronyms

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: The ongoing conflict comes at a time when Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank were already vulnerable

Chapter 2: Fragmented control in the West Bank contributed to geographic pockets of higher poverty

Chapter 3: Fiscal policy helped the very poorest but increased national poverty

Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized POVERTY, CONFLICT, AND THE EROSION OF PALESTINIAN LIVELIHOODS West Bank and Gaza Poverty Assessment 2025 © 2025 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org) SOME RIGHTS RESERVED This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 IGO license (CC BY 4.0 IGO) [http://creativecommons](http://creativecommons). org/licenses/by/4.0/igo. Under the Creative Commons Attribution license, you are free to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt this work, including for commercial purposes, under the following conditions: ATTRIBUTION—Please cite the work as follows: World Bank. 2025. West Bank and Gaza Poverty Assessment: Poverty, Conflict and the Erosion of Palestinian Livelihoods. Washington DC. © World Bank. TRANSLATIONS—If you create a translation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution: This translation was not created by The World Bank and should not be considered an official World Bank translation. The World Bank shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation. ADAPTATIONS—If you create an adaptation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution: This is an adaptation of an original work by The World Bank. Views and opinions expressed in the adaptation are the sole responsibility of the author or authors of the adaptation and are not endorsed by the World Bank. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT—The World Bank does not necessarily own each component of the content contained within the work. The World Bank therefore does not warrant that the use of any third-party owned individual component or part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to re-use a component of the work, it is your responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for that re-use and to obtain permission from the copyright owner. Examples of components can include, but are not limited to, tables, figures, or images. All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; e-mail: [pubrights@worldbank.org](pubrights@worldbank.org). Cover Photo: World Bank Contents Abbreviations and acronyms _________________________________________________________________ 2 Acknowledgements _________________________________________________________________________ 3 Executive Summary _________________________________________________________________________ 4 The ongoing conflict comes at a time when Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank were already vulnerable _____________________________________________________________________ 4 Fragmented control in the West Bank contributed to geographic pockets of higher poverty ___________ 6 Fiscal policy helped the very poorest but increased natio

FAQs

What is the main focus of the West Bank and Gaza Poverty Assessment 2025?

It assesses poverty in relation to conflict and explains how Palestinian livelihoods are eroded across Gaza and the West Bank.

How does fragmented control affect poverty in the West Bank?

The assessment links fragmented geography to geographic pockets of higher poverty and describes how mobility barriers worsen fragmentation and job access variation.

What does the report say about fiscal policy and poverty outcomes?

It finds fiscal policy can help the very poorest, while simultaneously increasing national poverty through 2023-focused analysis and distribution mechanisms.

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