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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Israel: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Israel is placed 13th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 48,197 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 88.52 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
13th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 48,197GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 88.52Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 1.334Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 89.27Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Israel on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
48,197
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Israel: 48,197. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Asia
- 110,136 Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 17,265 · Jordan 10,794 · Palestine 4,272
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Israel’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
88.52
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Israel: 88.52. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Asia
- 88.52 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 7.014 · Jordan 39.58 · Lebanon 39.43 · Palestine 18.21
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
1.334
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 7th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Israel: 1.334. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.334 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 0.071 · Jordan 0.088 · Lebanon 0.379
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
89.27
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Israel: 89.27. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Asia
- 96.13 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 43.11 · Jordan 46.46 · Lebanon 23.04 · Palestine 39.62
02Over time
Which way Israel is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
IsraelWorld median
Israel rose from 33,279 in 2000 to 48,197 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Israel World median 2025 48,197 17,265 2024 47,389 18,108 2023 47,671 17,686 2022 48,132 16,933 2021 46,151 16,260 2020 42,927 15,631 2019 44,492 16,761 2018 43,783 16,349 2017 42,896 16,129 2016 41,915 15,512 2015 40,890 14,857 2014 40,796 14,475 2013 40,095 14,681 2012 39,246 14,631 2011 39,036 13,916 2010 37,686 14,101 2009 36,365 13,655 2008 36,795 14,030 2007 36,288 13,755 2006 34,745 12,983 2005 33,492 12,023 2004 32,666 11,608 2003 31,771 11,183 2002 31,893 11,144 2001 32,591 10,907 2000 33,279 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
IsraelWorld median
Israel rose from 1.008 in 2000 to 1.334 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Israel World median 2024 1.334 0.1310 2023 1.174 0.0710 2022 1.233 0.0580 2021 1.248 0.0010 2020 1.215 0.0470 2019 1.213 0.0300 2018 1.228 -0.0150 2017 1.189 0.0080 2016 1.192 -0.0660 2015 1.275 -0.0600 2014 1.200 -0.0190 2013 1.104 0.0140 2012 1.133 0.0060 2011 1.150 -0.0140 2010 1.152 -0.0020 2009 1.057 0.0990 2008 1.092 0.0700 2007 1.049 -0.0080 2006 1.035 0.0740 2005 1.055 0.0510 2004 1.090 0.0505 2003 1.125 0.0450 2002 1.091 0.0100 2001 1.060 0.0470 2000 1.008 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
IsraelWorld median
Israel fell from 90.47 in 2011 to 89.27 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Israel World median 2024 89.3 73 2021 92.9 74 2017 92.8 59 2014 90.0 52 2011 90.5 37
03In context
Israel beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Israel and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 13th | 48,197 | 88.52 | 1.334 | 89.27 |
 Lebanon | 102nd | — | 39.43 | 0.379 | 23.04 |
 Jordan | 104th | 10,794 | 39.58 | 0.088 | 46.46 |
 Egypt | 128th | 17,265 | 7.014 | 0.071 | 43.11 |
 Palestine | 156th | 4,272 | 18.21 | — | 39.62 |
 Syria | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Israel in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Israel is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median25
Statistics on which Israel does better than the middle country measured.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8146.3460.814No real change since 2013
Israel: 6.346 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 1st of 84 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4282.1425.42▲ Improved since 2014
Israel: 82.14 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 170 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47441.037.474▲ Improved since 2014
Israel: 41.03 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 4th of 118 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3966.6952.39No earlier reading
Israel: 66.69 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 6th of 169 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97517.660.975▲ Improved since 2014
Israel: 17.66 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 10th of 119 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1971.3240.19▲ Improved since 2020
Israel: 71.32 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 16th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1147.8416.1No real change since 2013
Israel: 147.84 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8860.485No real change since 2013
Israel: 0.886 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 15th of 170 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6764.3446.67▲ Improved since 2012
Israel: 64.34 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 19th of 195 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5252.2528.52▲ Improved since 2022
Israel: 52.25 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 14th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.126-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Israel: 1.126 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 25th of 209 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486468,76646,486No real change since 2010
Israel: 468,766 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 20th of 150 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27347,46814,273▲ Improved since 2015
Israel: 47,468 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 16th of 102 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38919.28.389▲ Improved since 2011
Israel: 19.2 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 19th of 118 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89036,64912,890▲ Improved since 2012
Israel: 36,649 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 30th of 166 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.421.6710.4No earlier reading
Israel: 21.67 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.62.9▲ Improved since 2014
Israel: 3.6 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 26th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80027,29412,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Israel: 27,294 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 37th of 173 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.519.227.5No real change since 2010
Israel: 19.2 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.874.163.8No earlier reading
Israel: 74.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 26th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21122.756.21No real change since 2016
Israel: 122.7 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 44th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8131.841.81No earlier reading
Israel: 31.8 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 121st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.7240.627▲ Improved since 2013
Israel: 0.724 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1872.9172.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Israel: 2.917 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06109.45107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Israel: 109.45 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 88th of 194 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Israel does worse than the middle country measured.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08105.48106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Israel: 105.48 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 105th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.9313.396▲ Improved since 2015
Israel: 2.931 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 106th of 186 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2399.92106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Israel: 99.92 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 131st of 195 · derived.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17129.446.171No real change since 2014
Israel: 29.44 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5231.1650.523Moved since 2013
Israel: 1.165 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2124.9716.21Moved since 2015
Israel: 24.97 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 11th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2251.118-0.225Moved since 2014
Israel: 1.118 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,630657.95Moved since 2014
Israel: 1,630 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24023,9522,240Moved since 2022
Israel: 23,952 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9684.2881.968Moved since 2015
Israel: 4.288 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.733,004275.73Moved since 2016
Israel: 3,004 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8530.8821.85Moved since 2014
Israel: 30.88 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0626.7322.06Moved since 2014
Israel: 26.73 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 48th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60215.639.602No real change since 2015
Israel: 15.63 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9324.3522.93Moved since 2015
Israel: 24.35 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 53rd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7883,059,1361,827,788Moved since 2014
Israel: 3,059,136 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 43rd of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2351.5741.235Moved since 2014
Israel: 1.574 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.662.623.66Moved since 2012
Israel: 2.62 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3427.5636.34Moved since 2015
Israel: 27.56 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 91st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.4411.708Moved since 2011
Israel: 0.441 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 130th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4118.1327.41Moved since 2012
Israel: 18.13 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.0933.306Moved since 2015
Israel: 2.093 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6852.9979.68Moved since 2015
Israel: 52.99 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 99th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2391.95103.23Moved since 2015
Israel: 91.95 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7225.4341.72No real change since 2015
Israel: 25.43 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 110th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1410.306Moved since 2015
Israel: 0.141 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0448.5562.04Moved since 2015
Israel: 48.55 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 114th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1720.9667.17Moved since 2014
Israel: 20.96 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
No current reading for Israel
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Israel’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Israel’s 5th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing10th of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital10th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade11th of 1773/4 keys
- Digital & Technology13th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation13th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labour15th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 25th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 31st of 1983/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience44th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture42nd of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties55th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality68th of 1593/3 keys
- Energyjoint 85th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 116th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security131st of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability163rd of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Israel can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Israel and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
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08Questions
Israel on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Israel rank on economy & innovation?
Israel is placed 13th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Israel?
48,197 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Israel?
88.52 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Israel compare with Egypt on economy & innovation?
Egypt is placed 128th of 176, and Israel 13th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Egypt 17,265, Israel 48,197; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Egypt 7.014, Israel 88.52; Economic Complexity Index: Egypt 0.071, Israel 1.334; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Egypt 43.11, Israel 89.27.
How have Israel’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 33,279 in 2000 to 48,197 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from 1.008 in 2000 to 1.334 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution fell from 90.47 in 2011 to 89.27 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Israel?
No current reading is published for Israel on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Palma Ratio, Researchers per Million Inhabitants and Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Israel’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Israel (banner) — Yaniv Ben-Arie derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Israel: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/israel/economy