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Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio rose to 68.6% in 2025 due to war, rebuilding expenses - Finance Min.

"The upward trend in the debt-to-GDP ratio stems from the security spending required following the war," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attend a discussion and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 7, 2024.
The Housing Market in Israel.

Taub Center 2025 Report: Rising defense debt and low productivity threaten Israel’s 2026 growth

After two years of war, Israelis are facing mounting economic pressures. A new report by the Taub Center warns country must boost productivity and invest in human capital

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, in Petah Tikva, Israel, August 17, 2023.

Israel plans to bring budget deficit below 3% of GDP for 2026-28

Hurt by the war, growth was some 1% in 2024 and is projected to grow 3-3.5% this year.

|BySTEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS
People shop at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, December 24, 2024.

Israel's war spending in 2024 lifts debt burden to 69% of GDP

The ratio has risen nine percentage points over the past two years, largely due to Israel's wars against the terrorist groups Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

|ByREUTERS

OECD: Israel fourth in foreign direct investment

For Israel, the OECD accounted for the lion’s share of FDI inflows, with almost $3b. in 2012.

AUGUST 20, 2014ByNIV ELIS
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