Economic complexity rankings in Israel
Israel: Economic complexity rankings was 10 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Economic complexity rankings in Israel, 1964–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, economic complexity rankings in Israel stood at 10. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Israel peaked at 26 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2016.
Israel ranks 110th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Economic complexity rankings in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 20 | — |
| 1965 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 22 | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 16 | -36.0% |
| 1982 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | -50.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 23, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Israel's 10 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63, 16% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic complexity rankings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -50.0% | 20 | 10 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.67 | 18 | 26 | 6 |
| 1970s | 23.3 | 21 | 26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1 | 14 | 25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.57 | 10 | 21 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 economic complexity rankings in Israel?
- Economic complexity rankings in Israel was 10 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 1968.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Israel ranks 110th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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