Israel has a technologically advanced free market economy. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and pharmaceuticals are among its leading exports. Its major imports include crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are offset by tourism and other service exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows. Between 2004 and 2013, growth averaged nearly 5% per year, led by exports. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid...
GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 178,751 | 155,385 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q3 | 68,258 | 63,830 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 83,328 | 84,561 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2020 Q3 | 71,357 | 70,010 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 350,105 | 325,579 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Investment | 2016 | 227,949,424,800 | 210,888,827,300 | NCU | Annual |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2016 | 226,171,820,500 | 202,138,195,100 | NCU | Annual |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Dec 2020 | 100.1 | 100.2 | Index 2018=100, SA | Monthly |
Wholesale Price Index | Dec 2020 | 88.3 | 87.7 | Index 2012=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Unemployment Rate | Nov 2020 | 4.76 | 4.71 | %, SA | Monthly |
Labor Force Employment | Nov 2020 | 3,871 | 3,869 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Total Employment | Nov 2020 | 3,887 | 3,906 | Ths. #, SA | Monthly |
Unemployment | Nov 2020 | 205.91 | 199.4 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Labor Force | Nov 2020 | 4,077 | 4,069 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Primary Industries Employment | 2020 Q3 | 34.71 | 37.46 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 43,218 | 42,539 | # | Annual |
Wage & Salaries | 2017 Q1 | 119.69 | 118.86 | Index 2005=100 | Quarterly |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Exports of Goods | Dec 2020 | 3,912 | 3,874 | Mil. USD, SA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods | Dec 2020 | 6,370 | 5,822 | Mil. USD, SA | Monthly |
Current Account Balance | 2020 Q3 | 6,363 | 5,110 | Mil. USD, NSA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 78,651 | 74,909 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | 16,668 | 15,622 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 95,319 | 90,531 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2016 | 369,835,287,700 | 338,042,716,800 | NCU | Annual |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2016 | 344,869,514,200 | 336,309,389,300 | NCU | Annual |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Gross External Debt | 2020 Q2 | 54,497,000,000 | 42,041,000,000 | USD, NSA | Quarterly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Domestic | 2020 Q2 | 761,250 | 736,666 | Mil. ISL, NSA | Quarterly |
Outstanding Public Debt | 2020 Q2 | 916,693 | 852,696 | Mil. ISL, NSA | Quarterly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign | 2020 Q2 | 155,443 | 116,030 | Mil. ISL, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Budget Balance | Jan 2018 | 4,796 | -21,483 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Monthly |
Government Revenues | Jan 2018 | 30,367 | 23,276 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Monthly |
Government Expenditures | Jan 2018 | 25,571 | 44,759 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Monthly |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 21 Jan 2021 | 1,662 | 1,682 | Index, NSA | Daily |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Nov 2020 | 0.03 | 0.02 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Average Long-term Government Bond | Aug 2020 | 0.65 | 0.63 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | 2016 | 3.48 | 3.45 | % | Annual |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
House Price Index | Sep 2020 | 427 | 425.3 | Index 1993=100, NSA | Monthly |
Building Completions | 2020 Q3 | 9,571 | 13,104 | #, SA | Quarterly |
House Price Value for Existing Homes | 2017 Q4 | 1,442 | 1,495 | Ths. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Real Retail Sales | Nov 2020 | 126.2 | 126.3 | Index 2008=100, SA | Monthly |
Personal Income | 2018 | 21,063 | 20,027 | ISL | Annual |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Industrial Production | Oct 2020 | 119.5 | 120.4 | Index 2011=100, SA | Monthly |
Change in Inventories | 2020 Q3 | 3,099 | 6,180 | Mil. ILS, NSA | Quarterly |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Population | Nov 2020 | 9,279 | 9,267 | Ths., NSA | Monthly |
Births | Oct 2020 | 15,301 | 15,156 | #, NSA | Monthly |
Deaths | Oct 2020 | 3,631 | 4,115 | #, NSA | Monthly |
Net Migration | 2017 | 50,002 | # | Annual | |
Death Rate | 2016 | 5.1 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual | |
Birth Rate | 2012 | 21.6 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |