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Israel: investment climate and market data

Israel scores 69 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (moderate), ranking 54 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is macro and financial stability (92) and its weakest is growth and upside (28).

69/ 100 · Moderate · grade B+ · High confidence
GDP
$611 billion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
2.9%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
3.0%
2025 · World Bank
FDI inflows
4.3% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
69% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
14.4 months of imports
2025 · World Bank
Population
10.1 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$60,337
2025 · World Bank

Why Israel scores 69

Institutions and rule of law25%78
Openness to foreign investment20%69
Macro and financial stability18%92
Political stability and security10%36
Growth and upside12%28
Market depth and infrastructure15%82

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Israel is 0.11 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That is moderately open, with some sector limits.

Where Israel is most exposed by sector

Technology
97
High exposure
Financials and Fintech
67
High exposure
Real Estate
64
High exposure
Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
63
High exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

25 mines and deposits are mapped in Israel. It produces 4.8% of world potash. Power capacity is 15 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

Go deeper on Israel

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.