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Government debt in Israel

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Israel's government debt is 68.50 % — #83 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

68.50%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.7 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Israel over time

89.70 %74.50 %59.30 %89.70 % · 200359.30 % · 20192000: 77.20 %2001: 81.10 %2002: 87.20 %2003: 89.70 %2004: 88.30 %2005: 85.20 %2006: 77.70 %2007: 70.80 %2008: 70.20 %2009: 72.60 %2010: 69.00 %2011: 67.20 %2012: 66.90 %2013: 66.00 %2014: 65.80 %2015: 62.80 %2016: 61.70 %2017: 59.80 %2018: 60.10 %2019: 59.30 %2020: 71.10 %2021: 67.70 %2022: 60.30 %2023: 61.30 %2024: 67.70 %2025: 68.50 %20002012202568.50 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#83 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
33 %
41 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.80 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
21.20 pp
peak 89.70 % in 2003
Full series
▼ 8.70 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #27 of 37vs median 54.55 %: +13.95 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Israel: ahead of 33 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtIsrael 68.50 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Israel is ahead of 33 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Israel
81 Montenegro67.10 %−1.40 pp
82 Belize67.90 %−0.60 pp
83 Israel68.50 %—
84 Kenya69.30 %+0.80 pp
85 Namibia70.20 %+1.70 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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