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Israel

State of Israel

Capital
Jerusalem
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Income group
High income
Population
10.1M (2025)
Area
20,770 km²
Currency
Israeli new shekel (ILS)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago94 % coverage · 237 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
96th of 218 · 14th in MENA+
GDP
27th of 187 · 2nd in MENA+
GDP per capita
17th of 187 · 2nd in MENA+
GDP growth
107th of 187 · 11th in MENA+
Inflation
88th of 177 · 13th in MENA+
Unemployment
59th of 185 · 8th in MENA+
Life expectancy
17th of 217 · 2nd in MENA+
Median age
120th of 216 · 11th in MENA+
Gross debt / GDP
66th of 94 · 5th in MENA+
CO₂ per capita
159th of 212 · 15th in MENA+
Renewable electricity
70th of 90 · 3rd in MENA+
Internet users
68th of 182 · 10th in MENA+

What changed in Israel

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 610.8B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  2. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 60,337 in 2025 (series since 1960).
  3. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 29.1 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  4. Record high2025Major
    Renewable electricity reached a record high of 16.9 % in 2025 (series since 1985).
  5. Sharp rise2025Major
    Solar electricity share rose 3.1 points to 16.2 % in 2025 (largest rise on record).
  6. Sharp rise2025Major
    Low-carbon electricity share rose 3.1 points to 16.9 % in 2025 (largest rise on record).
  7. Sharp drop2025Major
    Fossil fuel electricity share fell 3.1 points to 83.1 % in 2025 (largest drop on record).
  8. Sharp drop2025Major
    Current account balance (US$) fell US$ 6.9B to US$ 8.5B in 2025 (largest drop on record).

Countries similar to Israel

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Australia63
  2. 2United Kingdom61
  3. 3France61
  4. 4Türkiye60
  5. 5Argentina59
  6. 6Mexico57
  7. 7United States56
  8. 8Kuwait56

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

Languages: Arabic, Hebrew

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Israel by topic

19 topics · 271 indicators with data.