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Israel — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1954–2031 · 73 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Israel, the general government deficit reading was −5.1% of GDP in 2025, compared with −8.07% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +2.97 percentage points.

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  • Annual data, 1954–2031
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Latest observations

2017–2031

PeriodValue
2031-4.94 % of GDP
2030-4.83 % of GDP
2029-4.85 % of GDP
2028-5.09 % of GDP
2027-4.23 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2017
2026-5.27 % of GDP
2025-5.1 % of GDP
2024-8.07 % of GDP
2023-5.38 % of GDP
20220.3 % of GDP
2021-3.37 % of GDP
2020-10.6 % of GDP
2019-3.79 % of GDP
2018-3.58 % of GDP
2017-1.17 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.