ISR · Western Asia
Israel
Top military power in the Levant, privileged US ally. Right-wing and far-right coalition; Gaza and Lebanon files remain open.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.7 /10 risk
- Security 3.5
- Legitimacy 6.3
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 4.8
- Influence 6.3
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 26 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 29 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 20 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Jerusalem (claimed)
- Population
- 9,700,000 inh.
- Area
- 22,072 km²
- Currency
- ILS
- Regime
- Parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Isaac Herzog
Head of Government
Benjamin Netanyahou
Government in office 3 members
ministre de la Défense d’Israël
Israel Katz
ministre des Finances
Avigdor Liberman
ministre de l'Agriculture et du Développement rural
Avraham Moshe Dichter
Parliament
Knesset
120 seats
Chair Amir Ohana
Inception 1949
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
611 G$
GDP / capita
60,337 $
Growth
2.9 %
Inflation
3.0 %
Unemployment
3.5 %
Defense / GDP
8.8 %
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs
Military capabilities Wikipedia · IISS Military Balance résumés
Active
169 000
Reserve
465 000
Paramilitary
8 000
Land
- 480 Merkava Mk4 Char indigène
- 250 Namer VCI lourd (caisse Merkava)
- 60 Eitan VBM 8x8
Air
- 50 F-35I Adir Chasseur 5e gén.
- 25 F-15I Ra'am Chasseur strat.
- 175 F-16I Sufa Chasseur
- 40 F-15A/C/D Chasseur
Naval
- 5 Sous-marins classe Dolphin (II) Sous-marin AIP (capacité de seconde frappe)
- 4 Corvettes classe Sa'ar 6 Corvette LCS
Armed forces 5 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 5 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Groupe d'armées
July 2019 Ethiopian Jews protest in Israel
Groupe d'armées
enlèvement de Shani Louk
Groupe d'armées
meurtre de journalistes pendant la guerre à Gaza
Groupe d'armées
mort Alexander Levlovich
Escadre aérienne
Israel Shipyards
Nuclear posture
Statut ambigu
90 estimated warheads · FAS 2026
Ambiguïté assumée (politique d'opacité)
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde Détroit de Tiran Casus belli historique 1967
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.69/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
73/100
Corruption (CPI)
62/100
Press freedom (RSF)
46/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#13
Annual budget
43.7 Md$
Defense effort
7.8 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #2 Brome 26 % 2024
- #5 Potasse 4 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
73 Md$
Imports
89 Md$
Balance
-16 Md$
Top exports
- 8.0% Diamants taillés 6 Md$
- 11.0% Circuits intégrés 8 Md$
- 8.0% Médicaments 6 Md$
- 18.0% Armement et défense 13 Md$
Top imports
- 8.0% Diamants bruts 7 Md$
- 9.0% Pétrole raffiné + brut 8 Md$
- 10.0% Voitures + pièces 9 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
26.5%
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Chine
8.7%
-
Inde
4.3%
-
Royaume-Uni
3.8%
Import partners
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États-Unis
11.6%
-
Chine
11.2%
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Allemagne
6.4%
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Suisse
5.4%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
91%
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GBR
76%
-
FRA
64%
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DEU
73%
-
RUS
18%
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CHN
25%
Abstention: 12%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✗
NPT
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◐
CTBT
-
✗
TPNW
-
✗
Rome Statute
-
✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✗
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✗
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✗
Arms Trade Treaty
-
✓
Paris Agreement
Bilateral visits, last 24 months Wikipedia · communiqués officiels
Outgoing visits
-
2025-02-04
États-Unis · Bilatéral
Netanyahu-Trump · plan Gaza
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2025-04-07
États-Unis · Bilatéral
Tarifs + Iran
Incoming visits
-
2024-10-28
Scholz · 75 ans relations
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
-
2026-10-27
Bilan Netanyahu — coalition très droite
Last election
-
2022-11-01
Législatives
Likoud 32 sièges — coalition droite/extrême droite avec Smotrich, Ben-Gvir
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.919/1
Top 10% (wealth)
53.8 %
Gini
38.3
Refugees hosted
1,274
Refugees originating
1,265
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo
- Sahara marocain
Does not recognize
- Palestine
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#10
3% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Doctrine Begin 1981 (préemption nucléaire) + Dahiya
Prime contractors
- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
- Elbit Systems
- Rafael Advanced Defense
Key platforms
- Iron Dome / David's Sling / Arrow
- Heron drones
- Spike
- Trophy APS
- Merkava
National anthem
Hatikvah
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- Accords d'Abraham
- UN
- OECD
- WTO
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 11,240 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 16,558, or ×1.5.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · FAS 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01