In 2025, Israel was given a score of **** on the Economic Freedom Index published by The Heritage Foundation. This positions the country's economy as the top 26th most liberal in the world, just below the United States. The world average economic freedom score in 2021 was ****.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Israel was worth 540.38 billion US dollars in 2024, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Israel represents 0.51 percent of the world economy. This dataset provides - Israel GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Israel GDP Per Capita

• Israel Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita reached 54,382.477 USD in Dec 2024, compared with 51,872.715 USD in Dec 2023.
• Israel GDP Per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 0.000 USD.
• CEIC converts annual GDP per Capita into USD. The Central Bureau of Statistics provides GDP per Capita in local currency. The Bank of Israel average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

• In the latest reports, Israel GDP expanded 3.518 % YoY in Sep 2025.
• Israel Nominal GDP reached 159.219 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 1.267 % in Sep 2025.
• Gross Savings Rate of Israel was measured at 24.641 % in Sep 2025.

In 2025, the trade freedom sub-score of Israel in the Economic Freedom Index was ****. This was a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Over the years observed, the trade freedom score saw fluctuations.

Israel IL: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations data was reported at 54.000 NA in 2017. Israel IL: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations data is updated yearly, averaging 54.000 NA from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. Israel IL: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.World Bank.WDI: Business Environment. Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 190, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; ; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year. Data before 2013 are not comparable with data from 2013 onward due to methodological changes.

Israel GOI: Weighted Rank data was reported at 23.000 NA in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.000 NA for 2018. Israel GOI: Weighted Rank data is updated yearly, averaging 23.000 NA from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2019, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.000 NA in 2017 and a record low of 18.000 NA in 2018. Israel GOI: Weighted Rank data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Milken Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.Milken: Global Oportunity Index.

In 2025, the monetary freedom sub-score of Israel in the Economic Freedom Index ranking was ****. This was a decline of *** points compared to 2022. That year, the monetary freedom score stood at ****.

Actual value and historical data chart for Israel Control Of Corruption Percentile Rank

Israel is the 30 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Israel Corruption Rank - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2025, the fiscal health sub-score of Israel in the Economic Freedom Index ranking was ****. This was a major increase of **** points compared to 2022, when the fiscal health score stood at only ****.

Israel's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$60.26 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Israel's main export partners were: the United States, Ireland and China. The top three export commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus and Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins. Total Imports were valued at US$91.87 Billion. In 2024, Israel had a trade deficit of US$31.61 Billion.

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.07 points. The highest value was in Liechtenstein: 1.61 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -2.75 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Israel's technology sector continued to be a major driver of the country's economy in 2024, employing over 424,000 people. Among the various technology industries, computer programming ranked first in job creation, with about 220,000 workers. It was followed by computer and electronics manufacturing with 82,000 employees. The centrality of the tech industry is further underscored by its world-leading investment in research and development, which reached six percent of GDP. Global startup ecosystem leadership Israel has grown to become a global center for tech startups, ranking third worldwide in 2024, according to StartupBlink's Global Startup Ecosystem Index. This puts Israel behind only the United States and United Kingdom, highlighting its outsized impact given its relatively small size. Within Israel, Tel Aviv stands out as the primary hub, ranking first in the country and ninth globally among the best cities for startups. Investment landscape picking up? After a significant slowdown in venture capital investments in recent year, the Israeli VC market showed signs of recovery in 2024. That year, the total value of capital investment was estimated to exceed 12.5 billion U.S. dollars, a 28 percent annual increase. The cybersecurity vertical was the leading driver of this growth, followed by startups in the field of generative AI.

Background and Aims: Scientific evidence regarding protective factors that contribute to healthy weight in childhood is limited and is particularly scarce in lower socio-economic populations in different ethnic groups. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of biological, behavioral and psychosocial factors for child overweight/obesity in Jewish and Arab population groups in Israel, and to compare their associations with child overweight/obesity in the two groups.Methods: Children aged 5–6 years were randomly selected from 20 Mother and Child Health clinics in towns and villages of lowest socio-economic ranking in Northern Israel. Children and mothers were invited for a special “One Stop Shop–Preparation for School” visit which included growth measurements. Questionnaires were distributed to mothers for self-report on biological, SES, psychological and lifestyle factors. Perinatal and early nutritional data were retrieved from clinic records. Multivariate analyses using logistic regression models predicting child overweight/obesity were conducted separately for Jewish (N = 371) and Arab (N = 575) children.Results: Overweight/obesity (BMI ≥85th centile) rates were higher in Jewish (25%) than Arab (19%) children. In both Jewish and Arab groups, respectively, maternal BMI (OR = 1.10 [95%CI = 1.04, 1.17]; OR = 1.08 [95%CI = 1.04, 1.13]), and child birthweight (OR = 1.33 [95%CI = 1.04, 1.71]; OR = 1.39 [95%CI = 1.11, 1.73]) were significant risk factors for overweight/obesity, and maternal self-efficacy regarding child's lifestyle was significantly protective (OR = 0.49 [95%CI = 0.28, 0.85]; OR = 0.54 [95%CI = 0.34, 0.85]). Additionally, four other maternal psychological and child behaviors were significantly associated with overweight/obesity in the Jewish group and two child lifestyle behavior factors in the Arab group. Moreover, significant interactions indicating moderation effects were found only in the Jewish group: maternal education and maternal age moderated the effect of maternal BMI on child overweight/obesity. No other moderation of risk factors was found.Discussion: In this study of children from low SES families, protective factors contributed to healthy child weight alongside risk factors for overweight/obesity. They differed between the population groups, and fewer variables explained overweight/obesity in Arab children. Although further expansion of these findings is required they point at the relevance of protective factors, maternal self-efficacy in particular, for understanding childhood obesity in specific ethnic contexts and for planning culturally adapted prevention programs in disadvantaged populations.

In 2025, the government integrity sub-score of Israel in the Economic Freedom Index amounted to ****. That was a *** points decrease compared to the previous year. The government integrity score peaked in 2023 at ****.

In 2025, the labor freedom sub-score of Israel in the Economic Freedom was ****. This was a slight rise compared to the previous year. There was a significant drop in the labor freedom score in 2022, which began slow recovery in the recent years.

This statistic shows gross domestic product (GDP) of the MENA countries in 2024. The MENA region in North Africa and the Middle East comprises the countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. In 2024, the GDP of Saudi Arabia amounted to approximately 1.085 trillion U.S. dollars.

The Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB), a major 21st-century initiative, aims to revive the historic Silk Road by connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa through a network of trade and cultural exchange routes. This study aims to assess sustainable development across sixteen countries situated in South Asia, West Asia, and Africa—regions that are central to the SREB but face diverse environmental and socio-economic challenges. To achieve this, a novel hybrid multi-criteria decision-making approach is proposed, combining the Method based on the Removal Effects of Criteria (MEREC) and Operational Competitiveness Ratings Analysis (OCRA). The MEREC method is used to determine objective weights for sustainability indicators by evaluating the impact of each criterion’s exclusion, while OCRA is employed to evaluate and rank countries based on both beneficial and non-beneficial indicators. The findings reveal significant disparities in sustainability performance across the studied countries. Israel ranked highest in sustainability, followed by Sri Lanka and Nepal, while India showed the lowest performance. These results provide valuable benchmarks and strategic insights for regional policy planning and sustainable development efforts within the SREB framework.

The government spending sub-score of Israel in the Economic Freedom Index ranking was 53.8 in the year 2021. In the same year, the world average government spending sub-score was 69.4.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were expected to have the highest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2022 at an *** and *** percent increase, respectively. Outside the GCC, Iraq and Israel were expected to see the biggest increase in GDP at *** and *** percent, respectively. Apart from Jordan and Yemen, all other countries in the Middle East region were forecast to see a significant drop in GDP growth in 2023 over 2022. GDP contributors Travel and tourism were a key contributor to GDP in the region and it was forecast to see a significant increase in the coming years. Additionally, in three of the six GCC countries, oil and gas production amounted to at least ** percent of GDP contribution. The United Arab Emirates ranked fourth worldwide with a ** percent contribution to GDP coming from oil and gas production. Despite this, the distribution of GDP contribution in the UAE comes from many different sectors and industries, leading to one of the more diversified economies in the region. Diversification and self-sufficiency Countries in the region have been striving for more economic diversity to help future-proof their economies. For example, in 2016 Saudi Arabia launched Vision 2030, a program to introduce new and varied revenue streams in the country, create jobs, and attract foreign investment. Furthermore, food self-sufficiency in the GCC has become a priority, with countries pushing to produce more of their food needs locally.