Key information about Israel National Government Debt

• Israel National Government Debt reached 310.8 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 294.7 USD bn in the previous year.
• Israel National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 335.7 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 91.3 USD bn in Dec 1995.

CEIC converts annual Government Debt into USD. The Bank of Israel provides Government Debt in local currency. The Bank of Israel period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Israel National Government Debt

• In the latest reports, Israel Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 4.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023.
• The country's Government debt accounted for 67.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2021.
• Israel Nominal GDP reached 127.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Israel recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 69 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Israel Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the third quarter of 2024, the general government debt in Israel reached over *** trillion Israeli shekels (around *** billion U.S. dollars). Between the third quarter of 2023 and the third quarter of 2024, the national debt increased rapidly by almost ** percent. This figure reflected abnormally high levels of public expenditure during this period due to the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023.

External Debt in Israel increased to 149817.10 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 147386.10 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Israel External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Israel Government Debt: % of GDP

• Israel Government debt accounted for 60.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 58.8 % in the previous year.
• Israel government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 99.0 % in Dec 1995 and a record low of 57.8 % in Dec 2019.

The Bank of Israel provides annual Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP.


Related information about Israel Government Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Israel National Government Debt reached 310.8 USD bn in Dec 2023.
• The country's Nominal GDP reached 127.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

In 2024, the ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Israel stood at about 67.88 percent. Between 2000 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 9.27 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The forecast shows the ratio will steadily grow by around 2.29 percentage points from 2024 to 2030.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

The national debt of Israel was about ************** U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 2000 and 2024, the national debt rose by approximately ************** U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The national debt will steadily rise by around ************** U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.

Key information about Israel External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

• Israel External Debt: Short Term accounted for 9.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 11.8 % in the previous year.
• Israel External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 2000 to 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 21.6 % in 2010 and a record low of 9.1 % in 2023.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Short Term External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Israel provides Short Term External Debt in USD. The Central Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Bank of Israel average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Israel External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Israel, Current Account recorded a surplus of 5.0 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.9 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Israel Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.7 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 803.0 USD mn in Jun 2024.
• Israel External Debt: Short Term value stood at 42.8 USD bn in Dec 2023.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 127.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) for Israel (GCDODTOTLGDZSISR) from 1990 to 1999 about Israel, debt, government, and GDP.

Key information about Israel External Debt

• Israel External Debt reached 147.1 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 140.8 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Israel External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 163.8 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 85.9 USD bn in Dec 2015.

The Central Bank of Israel provides quarterly External Debt in USD.


Related information about Israel External Debt

• In the latest reports of Israel, Current Account recorded a surplus of 5.5 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.6 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Israel Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 3.0 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 127.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Total International Debt Securities to GDP for Israel (DDDM07ILA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about Israel, issues, debt, and GDP.

Israel debt to gdp ratio for 1999 was 88.43%, a 6.17% decline from 1998.

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<li>Israel debt to gdp ratio for 1998 was <strong>94.60%</strong>, a <strong>1.02% increase</strong> from 1997.</li>
<li>Israel debt to gdp ratio for 1997 was <strong>93.58%</strong>, a <strong>4.81% decline</strong> from 1996.</li>
<li>Israel debt to gdp ratio for 1996 was <strong>98.39%</strong>, a <strong>1.08% decline</strong> from 1995.</li>
</ul>Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.

Israel: Government debt as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 61.94 percent, an increase from 60.49 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 61.85 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Israel from 1983 to 2023 is 101.13 percent. The minimum value, 59.24 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 283.96 percent was recorded in 1984.

Households Debt in Israel decreased to 42.30 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 42.70 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Israel Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Israel Government Debt: Term to Maturity data was reported at 7.940 Year in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.523 Year for 2016. Israel Government Debt: Term to Maturity data is updated yearly, averaging 6.891 Year from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.940 Year in 2017 and a record low of 6.478 Year in 2000. Israel Government Debt: Term to Maturity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Israel. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.F007: Public Debt: Term to Maturity.

As of 2023, Israel's national debt reached approximately 1.13 trillion Israeli shekels, roughly 300 billion U.S. dollars. This rose by around 7.3 percent compared to the previous year, following an overall gradual increase since 2016. That year, the country's national debt stood at around 757 billion Israeli shekels, nearly 201 million U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Amount Outstanding of Domestic Debt Securities for All Issuers, Residence of Issuer in Israel (DSAMRIAOAIIL) from Q1 1995 to Q4 2022 about Israel, debt, residents, securities, and domestic.

Israel: External debt, percent of Gross National Income: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Israel from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Private Debt to GDP in Israel increased to 124.90 percent in 2021 from 124.30 percent in 2020. Israel Private Debt to GDP - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

International debt issues to GDP (%) in Israel was reported at 24.84 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Israel - International debt issues to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.