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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Israel economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Israel best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 115.3 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
USD 369.8 billion (2018, estimate)
Intl$ 337.2 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
*Estimate
USD 41,644.1 (2018, estimate)
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.21% | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
*Estimate
(2017 estimate)
4.5% (2017)
OECD, data retrieved October 2019
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-0.6% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
5.3% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4% | 4% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
63.9% | 62.1% | 60.4% | 60.8% | 61.9% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
-1% | -1.4% | -1% | -3.3% | -3.7% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Moody's: A1
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 214 billion | USD 231.0 billion | USD 187.5 billion |
Teva Pharmaceutical, Bank Leumi, Bank Hapoalim, Check Point Software, Israel Discount Bank, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Migdal Insurance, FIBI Holdings, Delek Group
2.7% (2018 estimate)
29.2% (2017)
0.29% (2018)
0.87% (2018)
Machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
Raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods
US 28.8%, UK 8.2%, Hong Kong 7%, China 5.4%, Belgium 4.5% (2017)
US 11.7%, China 9.5%, Switzerland 8%, Germany 6.8%, UK 6.2%, Belgium 5.9%, Netherlands 4.2%, Turkey 4.2%, Italy 4% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 11,988 million | USD 18,169 million | USD 21,803 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 14,579 million | USD 6,153 million | USD 6,008 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 3,685 million | USD 41,737 million | USD -1,774 million | USD 892 million |
N/A
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc, United States, USD 3.4 billion
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
35 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 28 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 35 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 83 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 75 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 48 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 18 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 13 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 67 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 85 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 29 out of 190 countries
20 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 27 / Score: 72.8 (Mostly free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty
Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)
Jewish 74.7%, Muslim 17.7%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 4% (2016 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
4.66 million | 6.29 million | 7.62 million | 8.38 million | 9.23 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
76.8% | 88.6% | 91.2% | 92.4% |
Total population: 97.8%
Male: 98.7%
Female: 96.8%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2011 est.)
0.7% (last available estimate, 2016)
38.9 (last available estimate, 2016)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 2
Civil Liberties: 3 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 38.2% Mobile: 127.7% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)