Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Israel
Israel: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Israel stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 155.6% on the previous year and up 360.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Israel peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 2012.
Israel ranks 155th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | -1.6% | -136.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -110.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -250.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -704.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -105.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -3000.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -120.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -454.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | -3.1% | -219.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -158.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -60.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -135.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -840.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | -128.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -1381.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -90.2% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -186.6% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | +64.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -155.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3000.0% | -0.1% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | +1381.5% | -0.7% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | -1.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -3.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -1.2% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 152 Kuwait 0.7% compare
- 153 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 153 South Korea 0.7% compare
- 156 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6% compare
- 157 Sweden 0.5% compare
- 158 New Zealand 0.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 207.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 394.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 287.7 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Israel?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Israel was 0.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 2012.
- How does Israel rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Israel ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 360.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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