2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 146.2 | 168.0 | 202.3 | 195.4 | 215.5 | 241.0 | 251.2 |
Nominal GDP (NIS bn) | 651 | 690 | 726 | 768 | 804 | 874 | 933 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 4.3 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
Government consumption | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Gross fixed investment | 13.6 | 14.6 | 4.1 | -6.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 |
Exports of goods & services | 6.0 | 9.4 | 5.9 | -11.7 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 10.2 |
Imports of goods & services | 3.3 | 11.9 | 2.3 | -14.1 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 12.9 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -1.2 | -0.3b | -5.2b | 0.0b | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Industry | 9.5 | 6.2b | 4.4b | -0.2b | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Services | 7.6 | 5.2b | 4.5b | 1.3b | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
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 | 28,637 | 29,649 | 30,941 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
General government revenue | 32.6 | 31.9 | 29.6 | 26.4 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.8 |
General government expenditure | 33.5 | 32.0 | 31.7 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 30.7 |
General government balance | -0.8 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -5.1 | -3.7 | -2.9 | -1.9 |
Public debt | 82.6 | 75.8 | 75.2 | 77.7 | 78.5 | 73.7 | 69.9 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate NIS:US$ (end-period) | 4.23 | 3.85 | 3.80 | 3.78 | 3.60 | 3.66 | 3.76 |
Exchange rate NIS:€ (end-period) | 5.58 | 5.62 | 5.29 | 5.41 | 4.81 | 4.39 | 4.47 |
Consumer prices (av; %) | 2.1 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 13.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 50.9 | 4.7 | 11.0 | 9.3 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 4.9 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 7.0 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -3,837 | -5,684 | -7,239 | -95 | -1,438 | -3,123 | -2,112 |
Goods: exports fob | 43,319 | 50,286 | 57,161 | 45,898 | 54,518 | 58,810 | 67,149 |
Goods: imports fob | -47,156 | -55,970 | -64,400 | -45,993 | -55,956 | -61,933 | -69,261 |
Services balance | 4,569 | 3,568 | 4,396 | 4,844 | 5,795 | 5,416 | 4,195 |
Income balance | -740 | -217 | -4,084 | -4,559 | -4,420 | -3,576 | -2,918 |
Current transfers balance | 7,442 | 7,256 | 8,481 | 7,402 | 7,948 | 8,047 | 7,829 |
Current-account balance | 7,434 | 4,923 | 1,554 | 7,592 | 7,885 | 6,764 | 6,994 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 86,531 | 89,117 | 86,083 | 86,775b | 89,228 | 89,605 | 90,198 |
Debt service paid | 8,553b | 10,568b | 11,871b | 9,112b | 8,826 | 9,211 | 9,407 |
Principal repayments | 2,977 | 4,161 | 5,703b | 3,889b | 3,692 | 4,003 | 4,039 |
Interest | 5,576 | 6,406 | 6,168b | 5,223b | 5,134 | 5,208 | 5,367 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 29,153 | 28,519 | 42,513 | 60,611 | 70,083 | 75,217 | 80,931 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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