Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Israel
Israel: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 48.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Israel, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 48.8% for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Israel peaked at 48.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.
That places Israel 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.3% | — |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 30.4% | 34.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 29.4% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 34.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 6 South Africa 77.3% compare
- 7 Hungary 64.6% compare
- 8 Malaysia 63.5% compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 48.8% compare
- 11 China 47.9% compare
- 12 New Zealand 47.9% compare
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- 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)
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- 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 outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Israel?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Israel was 48.8% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Israel ranks 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.