Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Israel
Israel: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Israel, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Israel peaked at 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.
Israel ranks 52nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Israel, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.9% |
| 1980 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +312.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +111.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +230.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 1986 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +163.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +137.2% |
| 2000 | 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +100.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +312.8% | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 49 Georgia 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Portugal 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Denmark 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Vietnam 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Egypt 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Chile 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Israel?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Israel was 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
- How does Israel rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Israel ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.