Country comparison Israel vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.0%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,513Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€501,162Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$542,286Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,177chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,294chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€134,966Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024338,988chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024366,803chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.64%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,939chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,724chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,407chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-44,805chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.26%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024219,482.5chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024237,492.1chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202229,574.6chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202231,158.6chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.07%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202425,997,048,693.4chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202323,718.8chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.57%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,985.6chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,594.9chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.99%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.80%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,975chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,778chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,096chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,263chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,678chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,562chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4,404chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4,765chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/07/2025Baa1Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025AAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/23/2020A+AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202362chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201920ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.5chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202479ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202415ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.1%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q434Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,612.3chart$1,596.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,450.9chart€1,437.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$35,496chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€50,749chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201718ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]01/15/20263.6686chart1,706.770001/15/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20263.1560chart1,477.500001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20269.14%chart13.84%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/08/20264.00%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202035ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023270,433chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202336.50chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020384.26chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.8%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202250.0%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,675,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,863.2Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$66,892.7Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.03%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€84,420.4Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$91,283.8Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.79%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-22,557.2Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-24,391.1Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.75%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201518ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024453chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024155ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017990.4chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.20%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.89%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.60‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,926.4chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.20‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.85chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
Population [+]20249,988,000chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,953,575chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020358,691chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202491ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.20chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022358chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20223.70chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022148chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.63chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.13chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202418
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.7
Consumption GWh [+]202363,964chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202374,404chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202512,707chart35,93412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,841,672chart34,571,87312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20236,385,731chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,272.23chart694.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202318,852,564chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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