Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Israel
Israel: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 35.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Israel, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Israel recorded 35.1% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Israel peaked at 40.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1973.
Israel ranks 28th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 40.0% | — |
| 1973 | 26.3% | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 31.1% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 36.5% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 30.9% | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 29.1% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 30.3% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 35.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Israel's 35.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -34.2% | 40.0% | 26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.1% | 26.3% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 27.3% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 29.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 32.1% | 37.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Israel?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Israel was 35.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Israel ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.