Israel is one of the most developed market economies with substantial, though diminishing government participation. The main driver of the economy is science and technology sector. As such, its manufacturing and agriculture, despite limited natural resources, is highly developed and sophisticated. After years of annual growth rates above 5 percent, the economic expansion has been slowing down. In order to keep current pace of growth, Israel needs to address: rising government spending and budget deficits, increasing cost of leaving, concentration of “too big to fail” banks, corporations and insurance companies in the economy, rising income inequality and geopolitical risks. This page provides - Israel GDP Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Israel GDP Growth Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2018.