Interest payments in Israel
Israel: Interest payments was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Israel, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Israel is 9.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Israel peaked at 36.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2015.
That places Israel 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Interest payments in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.0% | — |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -47.4% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | -38.1% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | +95.2% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -27.0% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 21.1% | +67.4% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 36.8% | +69.9% |
| 1984 | 31.7% | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | -21.2% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 19.5% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -37.6% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +32.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 9.5% | 20.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 12.6% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 12.4% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 5 |
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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 interest payments in Israel?
- Interest payments in Israel was 9.4% in 2024, 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 36.8% in 1983.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2015.
- How does Israel rank for interest payments?
- Israel ranks 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.