Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Israel
Israel: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Israel, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Israel is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Israel peaked at 9.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
That places Israel 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +52.9% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -60.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -43.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +50.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -50.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -77.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +312.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +111.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -82.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +230.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +33.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +99.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -35.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +163.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +137.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +72.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -77.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +100.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +55.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +177.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -47.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -53.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -51.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +94.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +57.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 4.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 4.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.8%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 in Israel?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Israel was 4.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Israel rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Israel ranks 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.