Development and industry
Population7,906,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$)$27,010
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners48%
Women as % of parliament14%
co2 emissions per capita(metric tons)8.9
Death due to non-communicable diseases87%
births attended by skilled health personnelN/A
democracy: CPIA GENDER EQUALITY RATINGN/A
BIG MAC INDEXN/A
CASH SURPLUS/DEFICIT-2.59%
HDI0.915
TECHNOLOGY INDEX5.25
AVERERAGE YEARS OF SCHOOL FOR ADULTS9.6
EDUCATION SPENDING(% OF GDP)7.5%
PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO12.42
TEACHERS AS % OF LABOR FORCEN/A
EXPIDENTURE PER CAPITAN/A
HOSPITAL BEDS PER 10006.1
PHYSICIANS PER 10003.82
TELEVISIONS1,690,000
PER CAPITA TVS.21
% OF GDP AS INDUSTRY31.4%
TOTAL LABOR FORCE3.269 million
% of labor force in industry16%
unemployment rate6.3%
public debt % of gdp74.4%
inflation rate2.1%
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industrieshigh-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided
design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metals products, chemical products, plastics, diamond cutting, textiles, footwear value of exports$64.74 billion
export commoditiesmachinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products,
chemicals, textiles and apparel exports partners and %US 28.8%, Hong Kong 7.9%, Belgium 5.6%, UK 5%, India 4.5%, China 4%
value of imports$77.59 billion
import commoditiesraw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels,
grain, consumer goods import partners and %US 11.8%, China 7.4%, Germany 6.2%, Belgium 6.1%, Switzerland 5.4%, Italy 4.2%
currency exchange rate to $1.00$3.90
electricity production53.55 billion kwh
electricity consumption45.59 billion kwh
electricity from fossil fuels99.7%
electricity from, nuclear fuels0%
electricity from hydroelectric plants0.1%
electricity from renewable sources0.3%
refined oil production242,100 bbl./day
refined oil consumption238,400 bbl./day
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION1.55 billion CU
NATURAL GAS CONSUPTION3.05 billion CU
# of land/mainline phones3.5 million
# of cell phones9.2 million
# of internet hosts2.483 million
# of internet users4.525 million
# of airports total47
# of airports with paved runways29
# of km of roadways total18,290
# of km of roadways paved18.290
# km of waterwaysN/A
LOCATION OF MAIN PORTS AND TERMINALSAshdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
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