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National economy> Israel GDP (current US$, billions) 509.478 (2023) [20/38countries] GDP per capita (current US$) 52,219 (2023) [16/38countries] GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) 54,385 (2023) [20/38countries] GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 55,020 (2023) [12/38countries] % of those who describe the current economic situation as good 41.5% (2023) [6/16countries] Labour Productivity (GDP per hour worked, current PPP US$) 60.1 (2023) [25/38countries] Shadow economy, as % of GDP 19.2% (2015) [10/38countries] Total reserves (includes gold, 100 million US$) 2,047 (2023) [9/38countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing industry with the help it needs to grow 90.5% (2016) [5/25countries] % of those who are proud of their country in its economic achievements 68.1% (2013) [8/26countries] Saving and investment> Israel % of currency and deposits in household financial assets 18.6% (2021) [31/37countries] Price and interest> Israel Long-term interest rate 4.91% (As of June 2024) [6/35countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for keeping prices under control 85.8% (2016) [6/25countries] % of those who would choose keeping down inflation rather than keeping down unemployment, 38.5% (1996) [10/15countries] Income inequality> Israel Income inequality (gini coefficient) - before tax and government transfers 0.43 (2019) [10/37countries] Income inequality (gini coefficient) - after tax and government transfers 0.33 (2019) [9/37countries] % of those who are dissatisfied with their earnings 54.3% (2009) [18/30countries] % of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet 33.9% (2019) [4/20countries] % of those who think that it will be difficult for their household to make ends meet for the next 12 months 38.8% (2019) [5/20countries] % of those who skip a meal because there is not enough money once a month or more 9.0% (2019) [5/20countries] % of men who say that they have a higher income than their partner 66.7% (2012) [22/31countries] % of women who say that they have a higher income than their partner 23.1% (2012) [9/31countries] % of those who say that both partners have about the same income 18.3% (2012) [14/31countries] % of those who think that the income distribution of their country is unfair 85.0% (2019) [6/20countries] % of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large 85.4% (2019) [6/20countries] % of those who are optimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor 27.8% (2019) [11/21countries] % of those who contact people who are a lot poorer than them every day 18.8% (2019) [14/20countries] % of those who contact people who are a lot richer than them every day 12.5% (2019) [14/20countries] Extent of anger at differences in wealth 5.66 (2019) [3/20countries] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between poor people and rich people 21.5% (2019) [16/20countries] % of those who think that most people are better off in a free market economy despite growing economic inequality 74.7% (2019) [5/21countries] % of those who think that differences in people�fs standard of living should be small for a society to be fair 72.2% (2017) [7/21countries] % of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (4 choices) 85.6% (2016) [7/25countries] % of those who think that the government is tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 69.5% (2019) [5/19countries] % of those who think that private companies are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 7.3% (2019) [18/19countries] % of those who think that trade unions are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 13.7% (2019) [6/19countries] % of those who think that high income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 3.0% (2019) [8/19countries] % of those who think that low income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 1.8% (2019) [11/19countries] % of those who think that income differences do not need to be reduced 4.7% (2019) [10/19countries] % of those who think that politicians do not care about reducing the differences in income 81.7% (2019) [3/20countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in reducing the differences in income 3.5% (2019) [16/20countries] % of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people 77.0% (2017) [8/21countries] Social inequality> Israel % of those who think that their country is a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom 16.6% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom 29.3% (2019) [13/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom 22.5% (2019) [12/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society with most people in the middle 29.3% (2019) [8/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom 2.3% (2019) [12/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom 0.8% (2019) [10/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom 5.9% (2019) [8/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom 13.2% (2019) [9/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with most people in the middle 42.6% (2019) [18/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom 37.6% (2019) [2/20countries] Social position> Israel % of those who think that they belong to the upper class (10 choices) 22.3% (2019) [3/20countries] % of those who think that they belong to the middle class (10 choices) 72.9% (2019) [17/20countries] % of those who think that they belong to the "Middle class" (6 choices) 49.1% (2019) [7/19countries] % of those who think that they belong to the "Lower middle class" (6 choices) 13.7% (2019) [16/19countries] % of those who think that they belong to the lower class (10 choices) 4.7% (2019) [19/20countries] % of those who think that they grew up in the upper class (10 choices) 16.7% (2019) [3/20countries] % of those who think that they grew up in the middle class (10 choices) 71.9% (2019) [10/20countries] % of those who think that they grew up in the lower class (10 choices) 11.5% (2019) [17/20countries] % of those who think that they will be in the upper class ahead 10 years (10 choices) 47.1% (2019) [1/20countries] % of those who think that they will be in the middle class ahead 10 years (10 choices) 50.3% (2019) [19/20countries] % of those who think that they will be in the lower class ahead 10 years (10 choices) 2.6% (2019) [20/20countries] % of those who think that the social status of their job is higher than their fathers' job 43.2% (2009) [16/30countries] % of those who think that the social status of their job is lower than their fathers' job 23.1% (2009) [9/30countries] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between people at the top of society and people at the bottom 34.4% (2009) [27/30countries] % of those who think that coming from a wealthy family is very important for getting ahead in life 20.2% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that having well-educated parents is very important for getting ahead in life 24.7% (2019) [13/20countries] % of those who think that having a good education is very important for getting ahead in life 65.3% (2019) [9/20countries] % of those who think that having ambition is very important for getting ahead in life 83.1% (2009) [6/30countries] % of those who think that hard work is very important for getting ahead in life 78.8% (2019) [6/20countries] % of those who think that knowing the right people is very important for getting ahead in life 59.2% (2019) [5/20countries] % of those who think that having political connections is very important for getting ahead in life 8.5% (2019) [11/20countries] % of those who think that giving bribes is very important for getting ahead in life 1.6% (2019) [15/20countries] % of those who think that race is very important for getting ahead in life 8.6% (2019) [11/20countries] % of those who think that religion is very important for getting ahead in life 7.8% (2019) [6/20countries] % of those who think that man or woman is very important for getting ahead in life 7.4% (2019) [15/20countries] Manufacturing> Israel Competitive industrial performance index 0.107 (2021) [24/38countries] % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in manufacturing 60.3% (2019) [15/36countries] % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in manufacturing 39.7% (2019) [22/36countries] Services> Israel Tourism, employment, % of total employment 3.8% (2019) [29/32countries] % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73.9% (2019) [12/35countries] % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26.1% (2019) [24/35countries] Financial sector> Israel % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money 48.5% (2017) [14/21countries] % of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money 7.2% (2017) [20/21countries] % of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money 18.9% (2017) [2/21countries] Companies> Israel Extent to which people trust major private companies 5.00 (2017) [8/21countries] % of those who have confidence in business and industry 71.9% (2018) [13/24countries] % of those who think that major private companies comply with laws and regulations 45.7% (2016) [16/25countries] % of those who think that major private companies try to avoid paying their taxes 55.3% (2016) [13/25countries] % of those who agree that large international companies are doing more and more damage to local businesses in the country 40.4% (2013) [22/26countries] % of those who have joined in boycotts 21.8% (2014) [19/26countries] Starting business> Israel Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) 2.7% (2019) [15/38countries] Industrial policy> Israel % of those who think that business, banks and industry have the most influence on the actions of the government 24.1% (2016) [18/25countries] % of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business 45.6% (2016) [15/25countries] % of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology 85.6% (2016) [9/25countries] % of those who are in favour of government support for declining industries to protect jobs 79.0% (2016) [2/25countries]