Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Israel: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.0% (2025), 92nd of 180 in the world and 7th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 2.1% (2025), 148th of 209 in the world and 12th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 3.0% (2022), 132nd of 136 in the world and 14th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Israel in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.0%2025 | 92/180 | 7/21 | 1.0% | 2.7% | -0.6% | +3.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.1%2025 | 148/209 | 12/22 | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | −0.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 3.0%2022 | 132/136 | 14/14 | · | · | 3.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -1.8%2022 | 123/136 | 11/14 | · | · | 2.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 3.452025 | 129/210 | 16/22 | 4.08 | 3.74 | 3.44 | −11%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 23.2%2024 | 26/142 | 2/9 | 26.3% | 22.0% | 22.0% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 31.5%2024 | 40/142 | 3/9 | 36.6% | 31.3% | 30.4% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 37.3%2023 | 25/142 | 1/10 | 40.3% | 36.6% | 41.8% | +1.1 ppsince 2013 | — | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 72.5%2025 | 37/169 | 3/17 | 70.3% | 67.0% | 67.9% | +6.6 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 103.7%2025 | 20/146 | 5/15 | 78.9% | 72.8% | 105.2% | +20.7 ppsince 2015 | 78.7% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 14.42025 | 6/165 | 4/20 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 18.8 | +27%since 2015 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 7.81%2025 | 3/156 | 2/18 | 6.02% | 5.71% | 5.12% | +2.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+27%14.4 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+3.7 pp3.0% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Israel and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Israel. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Israel | Egypt | Syria | Jordan | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.0%2025 | 14.1%2025 | 13.4%2019 | 1.8%2025 | 14.6%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.1%2025 | 25.0%2025 | 107.4%2022 | 2.2%2025 | 45.2%2024 |
| Lending rate | 3.0%2022 | 24.3%2024 | — | 8.1%2025 | 10.5%2019 |
| Real interest rate | -1.8%2022 | -7.0%2024 | — | 5.8%2025 | 6.2%2019 |
| Exchange rate | 3.452025 | 49.232025 | 2,505.752022 | 0.712025 | 89,500.002025 |
| Tax revenue | 23.2%2024 | 12.5%2015 | — | 15.5%2023 | 11.1%2024 |
| Government revenue | 31.5%2024 | 21.0%2015 | — | 21.2%2023 | 13.5%2024 |
| Government expense | 37.3%2023 | 30.2%2015 | — | 25.9%2023 | 6.3%2021 |
| Private credit | 72.5%2025 | 25.8%2025 | 20.7%2011 | 71.3%2025 | 106.6%2017 |