Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Israel
Israel: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 19.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Israel, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 19.3% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 96.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Israel peaked at 19.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2017.
Israel ranks 54th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.5% | — |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +96.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 19.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 50% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Israel's 19.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.8%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio debt liabilities to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +96.2% | 9.9% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Israel?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Israel was 19.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2017.
- How does Israel rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Israel ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).