Venture capital investments in Israel

Israel: Venture capital investments was 1.81 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.81 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
1st
of 28 countries
All-time high
5.69 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
0.3007 Percentage of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
18
2007–2024

Venture capital investments in Israel, 2007–2024

02462007201520242007: 0.65 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.633 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.348 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.37 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.459 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.33 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.301 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.828 Percentage of GDP2015: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2016: 1.2 Percentage of GDP2017: 1.4 Percentage of GDP2018: 1.6 Percentage of GDP2019: 2.2 Percentage of GDP2020: 3.1 Percentage of GDP2021: 5.7 Percentage of GDP2022: 2.9 Percentage of GDP2023: 1.5 Percentage of GDP2024: 1.8 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, venture capital investments in Israel stood at 1.81 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 118.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, venture capital investments in Israel peaked at 5.69 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3007 Percentage of GDP, in 2013.

Israel ranks 1st of 28 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Venture capital investments in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Venture capital investments (market statistics) in Israel, 2007 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2007 0.6498 Percentage of GDP
2008 0.6325 Percentage of GDP -2.7%
2009 0.3478 Percentage of GDP -45.0%
2010 0.37 Percentage of GDP +6.4%
2011 0.4592 Percentage of GDP +24.1%
2012 0.3298 Percentage of GDP -28.2%
2013 0.3007 Percentage of GDP -8.8%
2014 0.828 Percentage of GDP +175.4%
2015 1.1 Percentage of GDP +32.4%
2016 1.21 Percentage of GDP +10.6%
2017 1.38 Percentage of GDP +14.0%
2018 1.62 Percentage of GDP +17.4%
2019 2.22 Percentage of GDP +37.1%
2020 3.14 Percentage of GDP +41.3%
2021 5.69 Percentage of GDP +81.0%
2022 2.91 Percentage of GDP -48.8%
2023 1.53 Percentage of GDP -47.3%
2024 1.81 Percentage of GDP +17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5434 Percentage of GDP 0.3478 Percentage of GDP 0.6498 Percentage of GDP 3
2010s 0.9825 Percentage of GDP 0.3007 Percentage of GDP 2.22 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 3.02 Percentage of GDP 1.53 Percentage of GDP 5.69 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 1 Estonia 0.3399 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 2 Croatia 0.0091 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 2 United States of America 0.6244 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 2 Netherlands 0.0998 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 3 Lithuania 0.0651 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 3 Sweden 0.2056 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 4 Canada 0.1845 Percentage of GDP compare
  8. 4 Poland 0.0337 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is venture capital investments in Israel?
Venture capital investments in Israel was 1.81 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest venture capital investments recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 5.69 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest venture capital investments recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3007 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
How does Israel rank for venture capital investments?
Israel ranks 1st out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
Is venture capital investments rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 118.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Venture capital investments (market statistics). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Venture capital investments (market statistics)
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 692 data points, 2002–2025
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In the OECD Entrepreneurship Financing Database, venture capital is made up of the sum of early stage (including pre-seed, seed, start-up and other early stage) and later stage venture capital. As there are no harmonised definitions of venture capital stages across venture capital associations and other data providers, original data have been re-aggregated to fit the OECD classification of venture capital by stages. Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and South Africa do not provide breakdowns of venture capital by stage that would allow meaningful international comparisons. The attached table shows the correspondences between original data and OECD harmonised data for venture capital investments by stage. https://webfs-sdd.oecd.org/files/.Stat/VC_INV/VC_OECD_HarmonisedStages.xlsx Venture capital is a form of equity financing particularly relevant for young companies with innovation and growth potential but untested business models and no track record; it replaces or complements traditional bank finance. The development of the venture capital industry is considered an important framework condition to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. Aggregate data on venture capital provide useful information on trends in the venture capital industry. These data are typically compiled by national or regional Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations, often with the support of commercial data providers. The quality and availability of aggregate data on venture capital have improved considerably in recent years; international comparisons, however, remain complicated because of two main problems. The first difficulty comes from the lack of a standard international definition of venture capital. While there is a general understanding, the definition of the types of investments included in venture capital varies across countries and regions. In some cases, differences are purely linguistic; in others, they are more substantive. The second problem relates to the diverse methodologies employed by data compilers. The completeness and representativeness of venture capital statistics with respect to the venture capital industry of a country will differ depending on how data were collected. The units used are : Millions of US Dollars and share of GDP. OECD statistics contact: stat.contact@oecd.org