ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Israel

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. High income. Population 10,122,800 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
29,851 38,837 47,823 1995 2025 48,197
GDP growth (%)
−1.6 3.8 9.1 1995 2025 2.9
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.4 5.4 11.2 1995 2025 3.0
Life expectancy at birth (years)
77.6 80.3 83.1 1995 2024 83.2

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 48,197 2025 +5,270 +7,307 45 of 199
GDP growth% 2.9% 2025 +4.7 pp +0.7 pp 116 of 209
GDP per person growth% 1.7% 2025 +5.2 pp +1.5 pp 128 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 56,180 2025 +12,850 +19,280 23 of 201
Trade% of GDP 53.0% 2025 +1.8 pp −6.0 pp 137 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 4.3% 2025 −0.8 pp +0.6 pp 49 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 88.3% 1999 * −11.0 pp – –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.0% 2025 +3.6 pp +3.7 pp 92 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.5% 2025 −0.7 pp −1.7 pp 130 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 10,122,800 2025 +907,700 +1,742,700 95 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.2% 2025 −0.6 pp −0.8 pp 89 of 217
Urban population% of total 91.6% 2025 0.0 pp −0.1 pp 29 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 83.2 2024 +0.4 +1.0 17 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 2.7 2024 −0.2 −0.5 175 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 7.1% 2023 −0.1 pp +0.2 pp 82 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.9% 2022 −0.1 pp +0.4 pp 27 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 88.2% 2024 +1.4 pp +13.2 pp 69 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 44 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 38.3 2022 +0.1 −3.0 28 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.4% 2022 −0.3 pp −0.4 pp 60 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 6.2% 2021 +2.2 pp −2.9 pp 163 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 44,624 +1.4 49,305 15,000 2,570 +1.7% 98% 91%
GDP growth 3.6% −0.2 2.2% 3.2% 3.0 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.6% +0.1 1.7% 1.9% 3.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 45,481 +1.5 37,020 5,475 7,177 +4.3% 156% 135%
Trade 56.8% −1.4 100.6% 83.8% 2.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.1% +0.2 2.1% 2.0% 0.9 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.3% +0.9 2.3% 1.8% 1.9 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.1% −1.1 5.1% 9.0% 0.6 – – –
Population 9,157,140 +1.8 2,930,494 11,520,684 543,909 +1.9% 345% 319%
Population growth 2.0% −2.0 0.4% 1.6% 0.4 – – –
Urban population 91.6% −0.3 81.3% 79.5% 0.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 82.6 +1.9 81.3 76.7 0.3 – – –
Infant mortality 2.9 −1.3 3.6 12.0 0.2 – – –
Health spending 7.2% −0.5 8.0% 5.6% 0.3 – – –
Government spending on education 5.9% 0.0 4.5% 4.5% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 84.3% +0.7 93.5% 86.6% 5.8 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 39.1 −0.7 31.8 34.5 1.1 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.7% −2.1 0.4% 2.3% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 4.5% +1.0 11.4% 3.7% 1.8 – – –

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