Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Israel
Israel: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 23.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Israel, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Israel stood at 23.2%.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Israel peaked at 37.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1991.
That places Israel 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.4% | — |
| 1973 | 23.1% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 31.6% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 35.9% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 37.1% | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 28.3% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | -25.1% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +5.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 23.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Israel's 23.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.5%, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +32.5% | 19.2% | 25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 23.1% | 35.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 26.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 19.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Israel?
- Tax revenue in Israel was 23.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1991.
- How does Israel rank for tax revenue?
- Israel ranks 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.