In 2024, the budget balance in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP) in Israel amounted to about -8.29 percent. Between 2000 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 7.49 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the budget balance will rise by around 4.06 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.The indicator describes the general government net lending / borrowing, which is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. The International Monetary Fund defines the general government expenditure as consisting of total expenses and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. The general government revenue consists of the revenue from taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue.

En 2024, Israël a enregistré un déficit budgétaire équivalent à 6,90 % du Produit Intérieur Brut du pays. Les valeurs actuelles, des données historiques, des prévisions, des statistiques, des tableaux et le calendrier économique - Israël - Budgets du gouvernement.

Israel recorded a government budget deficit of 8640 ILS Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Israel Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Israel's approved defense budget for 2025 has increased remarkably to almost *** billion Israeli shekels (approximately **** billion U.S. dollars), an ** percent increase relative to 2022. This substantial elevation in military expenditure mirrors Israel's sharpened focus on military readiness, a shift in national priorities prompted by the Israel-Hamas conflict that began in October 2023. However, there is a slight pullback in the defense allocation compared to the country's actual expenditure in 2024, which amounted to *** billion Israeli shekels (about **** billion U.S. dollars). This suggests that Israel's budget planners are anticipating less armed conflict in 2025. Conflict driving a surge in government spending The increase in military spending is part of a broader trend of elevated state expenditure due to the war in the Middle East. During the first quarter of 2024, government consumption in Israel reached over *** billion shekels (about ** billion U.S. dollars), marking a ** percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. This bump in public spending has been largely driven by defense, but also welfare and compensation payouts to those impacted by hostilities. Growing national debt The ramifications of increased military spending are evident in Israel's national debt figures. By the third quarter of 2024, general government debt had swelled to over *** trillion Israeli shekels (around *** billion U.S. dollars). This represented a 20 percent increase in just 12 months. The escalation in debt levels underscores the financial strain of sustaining heightened military expenditure, which reached *** percent of the country's gross domestic product in 2024.

Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Ministry: Agriculture and Rural Development data was reported at 1,901.900 ILS mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,649.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Ministry: Agriculture and Rural Development data is updated yearly, averaging 987.150 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,901.900 ILS mn in 2016 and a record low of 615.000 ILS mn in 1994. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Ministry: Agriculture and Rural Development data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Disability Benefits data was reported at 4,911.300 ILS mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,203.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Disability Benefits data is updated yearly, averaging 1,507.500 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,911.300 ILS mn in 2016 and a record low of 402.000 ILS mn in 1993. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Disability Benefits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Israel Government Expenditure: Development Budget and Debt Repayments: Various Companies data was reported at 3,278.400 ILS mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,738.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Development Budget and Debt Repayments: Various Companies data is updated yearly, averaging 2,134.500 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,712.300 ILS mn in 2010 and a record low of 482.900 ILS mn in 1999. Israel Government Expenditure: Development Budget and Debt Repayments: Various Companies data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Prime Ministers Office data was reported at 1,873.500 ILS mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,082.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Prime Ministers Office data is updated yearly, averaging 1,290.400 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,345.700 ILS mn in 2005 and a record low of 106.291 ILS mn in 1993. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Prime Ministers Office data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Israel military spending/defense budget for 2023 was 27.50 billion US dollars, a 17.48% increase from 2022.

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<li>Israel military spending/defense budget for 2022 was <strong>23.41 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.84% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Israel military spending/defense budget for 2021 was <strong>24.34 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>11.57% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Israel military spending/defense budget for 2020 was <strong>21.82 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>7.26% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).

In 2023, the government of Israel provided over 460 million U.S. dollars as official development assistance (ODA) to developing countries. This accounted for 0.23 percent of government expenditure that year. This marked a decrease of 10.8 percent in international aid compared to the previous year. During the observed period, Israeli ODA grew substantially.

Israel: Budget balance forecast, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2030 is -4.23 percent, a decline from -4.21 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is -2.33 percent, based on data from 81 countries. Historically, the average for Israel from 2000 to 2030 is -3.85 percent. The minimum value, -9.38 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of -0.28 percent was recorded in 2022.

In 2025, the total budget of the Ministry of Religious Services in Israel was 749 million Israeli shekels, some 208 million U.S. dollars. This marked a decrease of about 13 percent compared to the previous year, and continued the downward trend since 2022. The Ministry's activities include the performance of marriage ceremonies and registrations, supervision of kosher regulations, as well as the provision of last rites.

Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Survey of Israel data was reported at 109.800 ILS mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.000 ILS mn for 2015. Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Survey of Israel data is updated yearly, averaging 68.700 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 109.800 ILS mn in 2016 and a record low of 10.000 ILS mn in 1993. Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Survey of Israel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Others data was reported at 4,713.800 ILS mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,734.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Others data is updated yearly, averaging 999.550 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,713.800 ILS mn in 2016 and a record low of 133.000 ILS mn in 1994. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Ministry: Communications data was reported at 85.000 ILS mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 104.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Ministry: Communications data is updated yearly, averaging 57.650 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130.000 ILS mn in 2013 and a record low of 19.000 ILS mn in 1993. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Ministry: Communications data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

In 2025, the largest share of Israel's defense budget, some ** percent, was allocated to procurement and purchases. Salaries made up almost ** percent, while support and transfers accounted for over **** percent of the overall planned military spending. The total value of active military procurement contracts in Israel reached some *** billion Israeli shekels at the end of 2024, about ** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, government spending on education in Israel reached almost *** billion Israeli shekels, some **** billion U.S. dollars. This was a relatively significant increase compared to the previous year. Between 2019 and 2020, national spending on education stagnated, likely due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the centrality of the education sector in Israel, worker dissatisfaction often led to strikes by teachers' organizations in an effort to improve wages and working conditions.  The importance of the education sector As of 2023, the education sector was the largest employer in the country. Almost ******* people worked in the education in Israel. Teachers in primary schools constitute the largest group of educators, nearing ******* working in elementary schools. Moreover, education is an important issue in the Israeli society, especially investment in secondary and higher education. According to projections, the total consumer spending on education will rise to over **** billion U.S. dollars in 2026.  Demand for improved terms of employment  There is a broad consensus regarding the importance of education in Israel. However, teachers' organizations in Israel have been protesting for several years about their terms of employment, and on wages in particular. As of December 2024, the average monthly salary in the education sector amounted to about ***** Israeli shekels, roughly ***** U.S. Within the education industry, universities paid the highest level of compensation to teachers, averaging about ****** Israeli shekels, some ***** U.S dollars during the 2021/22 academic year.

Government spending in Israel was last recorded at 45.1 percent of GDP in 2024 . This dataset provides - Israel Government Spending To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Interests data was reported at 37,568.800 ILS mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 38,321.000 ILS mn for 2015. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Interests data is updated yearly, averaging 32,867.350 ILS mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38,995.000 ILS mn in 2014 and a record low of 14,193.000 ILS mn in 1993. Israel Government Expenditure: Ordinary Budget: Interests data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

Government Revenues in Israel decreased to 44752 ILS Million in May from 48306 ILS Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Israel Government Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.