Basic Statistics of Israel, 2023
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
9.8 |
Population density per km² |
450.9 |
(39.2) |
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Under 15 (%) |
27.6 |
(16.9) |
Life expectancy at birth (years, 2022) |
82.8 |
(80.6) |
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Over 65 (%) |
12.4 |
(18.2) |
Men (2022) |
80.7 |
(78.0) |
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International migrant stock (% of population, 2020) |
22.3 |
(15.7) |
Women (2022) |
84.8 |
(83.2) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
1.9 |
(0.4) |
Latest general election |
November 2022 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
Value added shares (%, 2022, OECD: 2023) |
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In current prices (billion USD, 2024) |
540.3 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
1.3 |
(2.7) |
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In current prices (billion NIS, 2024) |
1 999.3 |
Industry including construction |
20.8 |
(27.1) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%, 2024) |
3.1 |
(1.7) |
Services |
77.9 |
(70.2) |
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Per capita (thousand USD PPP) |
53.9 |
(59.0) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Expenditure (% of GDP) |
40.0 |
(42.4) |
Gross financial debt (% of GDP) |
61.6 |
(113.0) |
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Revenue (% of GDP) |
35.0 |
(37.8) |
Net financial debt (% of GDP) |
59.5 |
(66.7) |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (NIS per USD) |
3.68 |
Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
3.57 |
Machinery and electronics |
27.5 |
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In per cent of GDP |
Chemicals |
17.4 |
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Exports of goods and services |
30.4 |
(31.2) |
Miscellaneous |
15.8 |
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Imports of goods and services |
27.6 |
(31.1) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Current account balance |
3.8 |
(-0.3) |
Machinery and electronics |
23.6 |
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Net international investment position |
41.5 |
Fuels |
11.6 |
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Transportation |
11.2 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
61.4 |
(58.0) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
3.4 |
(4.8) |
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Men |
64.5 |
(65.5) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
6.0 |
(10.6) |
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Women |
58.3 |
(50.8) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
0.2 |
(1.0) |
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Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
63.5 |
(60.9) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %) |
50.3 |
(41.0) |
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Average hours worked per year |
1 880 |
(1 742) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2021) |
5.6 |
(2.9) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe) |
2.5 |
(3.7) |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes) |
6.0 |
(7.6) |
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Renewables (%) |
5.7 |
(12.5) |
Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2022) |
0.1 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population, 2020) |
99.9 |
(56.5) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2022) |
0.6 |
(0.5) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2022, OECD: latest available) |
0.345 |
(0.316) |
Education outcomes (PISA score, 2022) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, 2022) |
16.8 |
(11.7) |
Reading |
474 |
(476) |
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Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, 2022. OECD: 2021) |
26.2 |
(30.0) |
Mathematics |
458 |
(472) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
Science |
465 |
(485) |
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Health care |
7.6 |
(9.2) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
24.2 |
(32.8) |
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Pensions (2021, OECD: 2019) |
5.5 |
(9.5) |
Net official development assistance (% of GNI, 2022) |
0.1 |
(0.4) |
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Education (% of GNI, 2020) |
6.4 |
(5.1) |
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Notes: Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries. OECD aggregate refers to weighted average for GDP per capita (thousand USD PPP).
Sources: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank.