Central government debt, total in Israel

Israel: Central government debt, total was 88.3% in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
88.3%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
12th
of 83 countries
All-time high
132.2%
in 1990
All-time low
88.3%
in 1999
Years of data
10
1990–1999

Central government debt, total in Israel, 1990–1999

0501001501990199419991990: 132.2 % of GDP1991: 117.8 % of GDP1992: 114.2 % of GDP1993: 111.9 % of GDP1994: 103.6 % of GDP1995: 99.3 % of GDP1996: 98.2 % of GDP1997: 93.5 % of GDP1998: 94.5 % of GDP1999: 88.3 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 1999, central government debt, total in Israel stood at 88.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Israel peaked at 132.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1999.

That places Israel 12th out of 83 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top quarter.

Central government debt, total in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in Israel, 1990 to 1999.
Year % of GDP Change
1990 132.2%
1991 117.8% -10.9%
1992 114.2% -3.1%
1993 111.9% -2.0%
1994 103.6% -7.5%
1995 99.3% -4.1%
1996 98.2% -1.1%
1997 93.5% -4.8%
1998 94.5% +1.1%
1999 88.3% -6.6%

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 9 San Marino 99.9%
  2. 10 Jamaica 97.9% compare
  3. 11 Jordan 93.6% compare
  4. 13 Palau 85.2%
  5. 14 South Africa 82.8% compare
  6. 15 Hungary 82.0% compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

More economy & growth data for Israel

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is central government debt, total in Israel?
Central government debt, total in Israel was 88.3% in 1999, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 132.2% in 1990.
What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1999.
How does Israel rank for central government debt, total?
Israel ranks 12th out of 83 countries with data for 1999.
Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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 Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Central government debt, total in Israel. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/central-government-debt-total-percent-of-gdp/israel/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/central-government-debt-total-percent-of-gdp/israel/">Central government debt, total in Israel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.