Goods and services expense in Israel
Israel: Goods and services expense was 13.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Israel, 1972–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More public sector data for Israel
- Arms imports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4,650 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 69.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.51 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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About this data
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.