GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Israel
Israel: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Israel, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Israel is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 387.7% on the previous year and up 640.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Israel peaked at 13.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2020.
Israel ranks 131st of 215 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.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Israel, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.6% | — |
| 1962 | 5.0% | -34.6% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +34.8% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -44.0% |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +40.1% |
| 1966 | -2.6% | -149.2% |
| 1967 | -1.4% | -47.6% |
| 1968 | 13.8% | -1119.4% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | -23.1% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -64.2% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +97.4% |
| 1972 | 9.3% | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -85.0% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +139.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -72.8% |
| 1976 | -1.9% | -307.5% |
| 1977 | -1.2% | -36.5% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -378.9% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | -0.7% | -121.1% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -540.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -94.4% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +716.6% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -125.2% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -687.9% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +109.3% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -77.5% |
| 1989 | -1.1% | -191.7% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -462.1% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -64.5% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +185.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -66.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +237.9% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -66.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +65.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -60.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +733.1% |
| 2001 | -2.1% | -135.9% |
| 2002 | -2.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -82.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -840.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +47.9% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -68.5% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -183.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -410.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -85.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +303.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -86.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +988.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -317.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -313.5% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -42.9% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -122.3% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -38.1% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -387.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +1119.4% | -1.4% | 13.8% |
| 2016 | +988.2% | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| 2004 | +840.2% | -0.4% | 2.8% |
| 2000 | +733.1% | 0.7% | 5.8% |
| 1983 | +716.6% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| 1985 | +687.9% | -0.4% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | -2.6% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | -1.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -1.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -2.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -3.5% | 7.5% | 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 gdp per capita growth in Israel?
- Gdp per capita growth in Israel was 1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Israel ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 640.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.