Israel vs United States
Israel vs United States: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.5% a year in Israel and 2.3% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in United States.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United States.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 69 and United States ranked 97 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 3.5% a year and United States at 1.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Israel | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | -1.9 | -2.1 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 2014 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| 2009 | 1.2 | -2.6 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 8.6 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| 1995 | 9.7 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | 7 | 4 |
| 1993 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| 1990 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 1988 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| 1986 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 1984 | 2.2 | 7.2 |
| 1983 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
| 1982 | 1.4 | -1.8 |
| 1981 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Israel | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| 2027 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| 2028 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 2029 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| 2030 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 2031 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025