Interest payments in Israel
Israel: Interest payments was 7.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Israel, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, interest payments in Israel stood at 7.7%.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Israel peaked at 29.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
That places Israel 70th out of 152 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.
Interest payments in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.3% | — |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -44.0% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | -32.7% |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | +90.7% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -26.9% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +54.7% |
| 1982 | 18.9% | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | +58.7% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.6% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +55.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 7.7% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 10.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 9.5% | 4 |
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- 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 interest payments in Israel?
- Interest payments in Israel was 7.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for interest payments?
- Israel ranks 70th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.