Goods and services expense in Israel

Israel: Goods and services expense was 13.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.6%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
86th
of 154 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 1973
All-time low
12.1%
in 2001
Years of data
52
1972–2023

Goods and services expense in Israel, 1972–2023

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Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Israel is 13.6%, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Israel peaked at 48.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2001.

That places Israel 86th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Goods and services expense in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Israel, 1972 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1972 35.7%
1973 48.0% +34.4%
1974 40.0% -16.7%
1975 40.4% +1.0%
1976 40.3% -0.3%
1977 35.5% -11.8%
1978 31.4% -11.5%
1979 39.0% +24.0%
1980 37.1% -4.9%
1981 28.4% -23.2%
1982 26.3% -7.7%
1983 24.6% -6.3%
1984 25.8% +5.0%
1985 28.5% +10.2%
1986 28.7% +0.6%
1987 24.1% -15.9%
1988 25.0% +3.6%
1989 23.6% -5.5%
1990 23.4% -0.6%
1991 21.7% -7.3%
1992 21.4% -1.6%
1993 19.9% -7.0%
1994 19.5% -2.0%
1995 17.8% -8.7%
1996 18.6% +4.5%
1997 18.2% -2.5%
1998 18.0% -1.1%
1999 17.1% -5.0%
2000 12.2% -28.4%
2001 12.1% -0.9%
2002 12.3% +1.7%
2003 13.0% +5.4%
2004 12.3% -5.5%
2005 12.8% +4.4%
2006 13.0% +1.6%
2007 13.4% +2.9%
2008 12.8% -4.3%
2009 13.1% +1.8%
2010 13.4% +2.8%
2011 13.6% +1.6%
2012 13.6% -0.0%
2013 13.5% -0.7%
2014 14.3% +5.9%
2015 14.2% -1.0%
2016 14.2% -0.3%
2017 13.9% -1.5%
2018 14.1% +1.3%
2019 14.1% -0.1%
2020 12.9% -8.4%
2021 13.6% +5.7%
2022 13.1% -3.8%
2023 13.6% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 38.8% 31.4% 48.0% 8
1980s 27.2% 23.6% 37.1% 10
1990s 19.6% 17.1% 23.4% 10
2000s 12.7% 12.1% 13.4% 10
2010s 13.9% 13.4% 14.3% 10
2020s 13.3% 12.9% 13.6% 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.9% compare
  2. 84 Belarus 13.9% compare
  3. 85 Mali 13.8% compare
  4. 87 United Kingdom 13.4% compare
  5. 88 Barbados 13.3% compare
  6. 89 Serbia 12.7% compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Israel?
Goods and services expense in Israel was 13.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1973.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2001.
How does Israel rank for goods and services expense?
Israel ranks 86th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.