2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 146.2 | 168.0 | 202.3 | 195.4 | 217.1a | 237.4 | 246.9 |
Nominal GDP (NIS bn) | 651 | 690 | 726 | 768 | 811a | 871 | 933 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 4.5a | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 4.3 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 5.2a | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Government consumption | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.4a | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Gross fixed investment | 13.6 | 14.6 | 4.1 | -6.5 | 11.6a | 4.9 | 7.9 |
Exports of goods & services | 5.9 | 9.3 | 5.9 | -11.7 | 12.9a | 6.7 | 10.7 |
Imports of goods & services | 3.2 | 11.9 | 2.3 | -14.1 | 13.4a | 8.4 | 12.1 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -1.2 | -3.5b | 0.8b | 9.5b | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Industry | 9.5 | 6.2b | 4.4b | -3.5b | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Services | 7.6 | 5.3b | 4.3b | 2.6b | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 25,081 | 26,726b | 27,959b | 27,935b | 28,852 | 29,945 | 31,323 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
General government revenue | 32.6 | 31.9 | 29.6 | 26.4 | 28.1a | 28.3 | 28.5 |
General government expenditure | 33.5 | 32.0 | 31.8 | 31.6 | 31.8a | 31.2 | 30.6 |
General government balance | -0.8 | 0.0 | -2.2 | -5.2 | -3.7a | -2.9 | -2.1 |
Public debt | 82.6 | 75.8 | 75.2 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 74.1 | 70.2 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate NIS:US$ (end-period) | 4.23 | 3.85 | 3.80 | 3.78 | 3.55a | 3.71 | 3.83 |
Exchange rate NIS:€ (end-period) | 5.58 | 5.62 | 5.29 | 5.41 | 4.79a | 4.49 | 4.56 |
Consumer prices (av; %) | 2.1 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.7a | 3.4 | 2.5 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 13.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 50.9 | 12.0a | 9.6 | 9.7 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 4.9 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 11.3 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -3,837 | -5,684 | -7,239 | -95 | -3,331 | -7,591 | -6,130 |
Goods: exports fob | 43,319 | 50,286 | 57,161 | 45,898 | 55,561 | 62,499 | 73,597 |
Goods: imports fob | -47,156 | -55,970 | -64,400 | -45,993 | -58,891 | -70,089 | -79,727 |
Services balance | 4,569 | 3,568 | 4,396 | 4,844 | 6,114 | 6,958 | 7,219 |
Income balance | -740 | -217 | -4,084 | -4,559 | -5,359 | -4,556 | -4,334 |
Current transfers balance | 7,442 | 7,256 | 8,481 | 7,402 | 8,530 | 8,732 | 8,533 |
Current-account balance | 7,434 | 4,923 | 1,554 | 7,592 | 5,954 | 3,544 | 5,287 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 86,531 | 89,117 | 86,083 | 86,775b | 89,202 | 89,683 | 89,954 |
Debt service paid | 8,553b | 10,568b | 11,871b | 9,112b | 8,831 | 9,222 | 9,448 |
Principal repayments | 2,977 | 4,161 | 5,703b | 3,889b | 3,692 | 4,004 | 4,047 |
Interest | 5,576 | 6,406 | 6,168b | 5,223b | 5,139 | 5,218 | 5,401 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 29,153 | 28,519 | 42,513 | 60,611 | 70,914 | 80,254 | 88,061 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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