# Government balance in Israel

Government balance in Israel was -8.1% of GDP in 2024. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `il`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13) (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: OECD data reuse terms: commercial reuse with attribution; dataset-specific restrictions apply
- Citation: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/israel
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=il

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | -8.1 |
| 2023 | -5.4 |
| 2022 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -3.4 |
| 2020 | -10.7 |
| 2019 | -3.8 |
| 2018 | -3.6 |
| 2017 | -1.2 |
| 2016 | -1.8 |
| 2015 | -1.2 |
| 2014 | -2.3 |
| 2013 | -4.1 |
| 2012 | -4.5 |
| 2011 | -3.4 |
| 2010 | -3.7 |
| 2009 | -6.6 |
| 2008 | -3.5 |
| 2007 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | -2.7 |
| 2004 | -3.4 |
| 2003 | -5 |
| 2002 | -8.2 |
| 2001 | -4.1 |
| 2000 | -1 |
| 1999 | -3.3 |
| 1998 | -7.1 |
| 1997 | -9.1 |
| 1996 | -10.2 |
| 1995 | -9 |