Israel — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Israel, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Israel was 2.93% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 16.24% in 1968. The lowest was -1.80% in 2020 (about -1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.07% per year.
Israel ranks 117 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Israel sits level with it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 82% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 31%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 23 economies; Qatar (2.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3860% in 1967. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 107 in 1961 → 39th of 119 in 1970 → 92nd of 152 in 1980 → 29th of 176 in 1990 → 22nd of 199 in 2000 → 76th of 209 in 2010 → 63rd of 209 in 2020 → 106th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.93% | +2.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.95% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.06% | -4.3 pp |
| 2022 | 6.36% | -3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 9.34% | +11.1 pp |
| 2020 | -1.8% | -5.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.58% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 4.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.54% | +2.3 pp |
| 2015 | 2.24% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 3.72% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.09% | +1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 2.41% | -3.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.54% | +4.3 pp |
| 2009 | 1.22% | -2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.22% | -3.1 pp |
| 2007 | 6.31% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.59% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 4.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.65% | +3.2 pp |
| 2003 | 1.43% | +1.6 pp |
| 2002 | -0.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 0.27% | -8.3 pp |
| 2000 | 8.59% | +5.3 pp |
| 1999 | 3.29% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 3.61% | -2.2 pp |
| 1996 | 5.84% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 7.43% | +3.3 pp |
| 1993 | 4.12% | -3.6 pp |
| 1992 | 7.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 7.73% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 7.32% | +6.7 pp |
| 1989 | 0.57% | -2.3 pp |
| 1988 | 2.91% | -4.2 pp |
| 1987 | 7.14% | +2.9 pp |
| 1986 | 4.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 4.04% | +3.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.93% | -2.4 pp |
| 1983 | 3.36% | +1.3 pp |
| 1982 | 2.08% | -3.3 pp |
| 1981 | 5.34% | +3.7 pp |
| 1980 | 1.67% | -4.5 pp |
| 1979 | 6.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 5.56% | +4.5 pp |
| 1977 | 1.04% | +0.7 pp |
| 1976 | 0.32% | -2.9 pp |
| 1975 | 3.24% | -3.2 pp |
| 1974 | 6.48% | +0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 5.59% | -6.6 pp |
| 1972 | 12.15% | +1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 10.95% | +3.6 pp |
| 1970 | 7.31% | -6.3 pp |
| 1969 | 13.57% | -2.7 pp |
| 1968 | 16.24% | +13.2 pp |
| 1967 | 3% | +3.1 pp |
| 1966 | -0.08% | -9.1 pp |
| 1965 | 9% | +1.1 pp |
| 1964 | 7.94% | -2.8 pp |
| 1963 | 10.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 10.16% | -1.0 pp |
| 1961 | 11.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Israel’s GDP growth in 1962?
10.16% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Israel’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -73.8% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.93%; 2024: 0.95%; 2023: 2.06%; 2022: 6.36%; 2021: 9.34%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.