Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Israel
Israel: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 1.23 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Israel, 2000–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.23 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Israel peaked at 1.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2003.
Israel ranks 3rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.15 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.26 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.24 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.26 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 | -4.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.23 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Israel?
- Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Israel was 1.23 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2003.
- How does Israel rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Israel ranks 3rd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.