| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
IMF; WTO |
|
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Israeli new shekel |
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.1941 |
0.1794 |
0.1791 |
0.1790 |
0.1775 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.2196 |
0.2231 |
0.2228 |
0.2247 |
0.2433 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.1% |
0.5% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
116 |
124 |
131 |
142 |
162 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
17143 |
17994 |
18776 |
20011 |
22776 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
2.3% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Industry |
23% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
|
| Services |
75% |
76% |
76% |
76% |
77% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
54% |
55% |
55% |
54% |
56% |
|
| Government consumption |
29% |
27% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
17% |
17% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
32 |
39 |
43 |
47 |
54 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
34 |
41 |
45 |
48 |
57 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
129 |
n.a. |
119 |
131 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
104% |
n.a. |
84% |
81% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
10.7% |
10.4% |
9.0% |
8.4% |
7.3% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
49 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
45 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
30.44 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.97 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.97 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.002 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
5966 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
232300 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
potassium carbonate; copper; clay; magnesium bromide |
|
| Agricultural resources |
cotton; beef; poultry; vegetables; timber; citrus fruits |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.81 |
2.11 |
1.75 |
1.86 |
2.03 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.00 |
1.27 |
1.38 |
1.69 |
1.85 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.49 |
1.73 |
1.92 |
2.07 |
2.54 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.25 |
1.60 |
1.76 |
2.06 |
2.47 |
i |
| |
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