Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Israel
Israel: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 10.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Israel, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Israel stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 92.5% on the previous year and up 132.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Israel peaked at 10.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Israel ranks 52nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.3% | — |
| 1981 | 8.8% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -39.0% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -37.6% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -49.8% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +267.0% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -33.4% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +33.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +92.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 1.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 49 Türkiye 11.5% compare
- 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.1% compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 10.4% compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 10.2% compare
- 54 Honduras 10.1% compare
- 55 Tunisia 9.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Israel?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Israel was 10.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Israel ranks 52nd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international 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 international 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.