Israel Government Budget Balance (% of GDP)
The yearly gap between government spending and revenue across all levels of government, as a share of GDP.
−8.2%
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1972 to 2024
Source: World Bank GC.NLD.TOTL.GD.ZS · % of GDP, annual.
Israel Government Budget Balance (% of GDP) in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Israel, the government budget balance fell by 2.9pp in 2024, from −5.3% in 2023.
It is the lowest reading since 2020.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −10.7% in 2020 to 0.2% in 2022.
Its average since 1972 is −4.8%, and the latest reading is below that.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- World Bank
- Series
- GC.NLD.TOTL.GD.ZS
- Frequency
- Annual
- Unit
- %
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not applicable, annual data
- Latest observation
- 2024
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Negative means a deficit.
Data refreshed 2026-11-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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