Country profile · Rank 105 of 108 · Incumbent
Israel compute capacity
Israel runs about 300 MW of live datacenter capacity as of 7 September 2026, a Gross Domestic Compute of $15B. Its identified energy resource could host about 1.1 GW of AI compute, a ceiling worth $100B to $100B at today's price of a gigawatt, about 0.1 times its $611B GDP. The bankable slice today, discounted mainly for physical conditions and governance, is $13B, or $1,373 per person. Israel is an incumbent, ranked 105 of 108 countries by unlockable value.
Key numbers
| Live datacenter capacity | 300 MW | IT capacity, mid-2026, compiled from industry and national sources. |
|---|---|---|
| Live compute (GDC) | $15B | Live GW × $50B, the central price of an AI factory. |
| Resource ceiling | 1.1 GW | Identified hydro, geothermal, solar, wind and surplus fossil resource. |
| Ceiling value | $100B to $100B | Ceiling GW × $60 to 80B per GW, NVIDIA's all-in figure. |
| Ceiling as a multiple of GDP | 0.1× | High end over nominal GDP of $611B (IMF). |
| Unlockable value | $13B | Firm untapped GW × $50B × readiness. The bankable slice. |
| Unlockable per person | $1,373 | IMF population, 2026. |
| Built | 0.0% | Hydro and geothermal already installed, over the ceiling. |
| Readiness | 80% | Eight-part discount. Binding: physical conditions and governance. |
| Conversion score | 50 | 0 to 100. Unchanged since 19 Aug. |
| Tier | Incumbent | Ready and already priced in. Building now. |
| Rank | 105 of 108 | By unlockable value. 14 of 14 in MENA. |
Three numbers, one scale
Ceiling is what the endowment could host; unlockable is the slice underwriters would sign today; live compute is what runs. Drawn on one linear scale on purpose: the gap is the point.
Projects on the ground
No sovereign AI factory for Israel is on the register yet. Announcements, contracts and stalls are tracked as reported; send one to the desk.
MENA: how Israel compares
| # | Country | Unlockable | Live compute | Readiness | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | $1.6T | $15B | 74% | Primed |
| 12 |  Algeria | $1.1T | $1.5B | 50% | Sleeping Giant |
| 25 |  Oman | $608B | $2.5B | 73% | Primed |
| 26 |  Iran | $588B | $2.5B | 33% | Sleeping Giant |
| 28 |  Turkey | $566B | $10B | 65% | Emerging Upside |
| 29 |  Egypt | $535B | $4.0B | 57% | Sleeping Giant |
| 37 |  Libya | $413B | under $1B | 24% | Sleeping Giant |
| 38 |  UAE | $406B | $30B | 83% | Incumbent |
| 42 |  Qatar | $344B | $4.0B | 79% | Primed |
| 45 |  Morocco | $328B | $2.0B | 64% | Sleeping Giant |
| 53 |  Kuwait | $285B | $2.5B | 65% | Emerging Upside |
| 59 |  Iraq | $253B | $1.0B | 33% | Sleeping Giant |
| 84 |  Jordan | $144B | $1.5B | 60% | Emerging Upside |
| 105 | Israel | $13B | $15B | 80% | Incumbent |
What compute costs right now
The price of the silicon a country would host, from the tape. Labeled buy-now prints from named venues.
Questions people ask
How much data center capacity does Israel have?
Israel runs about 300 MW of live datacenter IT capacity as of 7 Sep 2026, compiled from SemiAnalysis, Cushman & Wakefield, Rystad, Knight Frank and national reports. Valued at $50B per gigawatt, that is a Gross Domestic Compute of $15B.
What is Israel's compute net worth?
The ceiling is $100B to $100B: 1.1 GW of identified hydro, geothermal, solar, wind and surplus fossil resource valued at $60 to 80B per gigawatt, NVIDIA's all-in figure for an AI factory. That is 0.1 times Israel's $611B GDP. The bankable slice today, after a readiness discount of 80%, is $13B.
What holds Israel back from converting its energy into compute?
Readiness scores 80% on an eight-part discount stack (governance, stability, GPU access, grid, fiber, momentum, physical conditions and capital access). For Israel the binding discounts are physical conditions and governance. It has built 0.0% of its ceiling as generating capacity, and its conversion score is 50 of 100.
How does Israel compare with its neighbours?
Israel ranks 105 of 108 countries by unlockable value, and 14 of 14 in MENA. The regional leader is Saudi Arabia at $1.6T unlockable and $15B of live compute.
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