Despite the ongoing war on multiple fronts and financial headwinds, The Economist rated Israel’s economy as the sixth-strongest in 2024.

The financial publication compared the economies of 37 countries based on stock market performance, inflation, unemployment, and fiscal deficits.

Israel ranked sixth out of the 37 countries, with the number one spot claimed by Spain, with which Israel shared fourth place two years ago. The countries in the second through the fifth spots were, consecutively,  Greece, Italy, Ireland, and Denmark.