Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Israel

Israel: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1.23 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.23
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
3rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 2018
All-time low
1.04
in 2003
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Israel, 2000–2020

00.511.52000201020202000: 1.12001: 1.12002: 1.22003: 12004: 1.12005: 1.22006: 1.12007: 1.22008: 1.22009: 1.22010: 1.32011: 1.32012: 1.22013: 1.32014: 1.32015: 1.22016: 1.32017: 1.32018: 1.32019: 1.32020: 1.2

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 expenditure on in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Israel, 2000 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.4 compare
  2. 2 Mauritius 1.31 compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 1.12 compare
  4. 5 Greece 1.07 compare
  5. 6 Honduras 1.04 compare

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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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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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