Tax revenue in Israel

Central government tax revenue in Israel was equal to 23.2% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Israel, 2024 23.2% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +1.2percentage points 2023: 22.1%
World, 2024 13.9% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 21.9% Middle value of 35 countries

Tax revenue in Israel over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period IsraelWorld
2024 23.2% 13.9%
2023 22.1% 13.9%
2022 25.0% 14.5%
2021 24.6% 14.3%
2020 22.0% 13.7%
2019 22.3% 13.8%
2018 22.8% 13.9%
2017 24.3% 14.2%
2016 23.1% 13.9%
2015 23.1% 14.0%
2014 22.9% 14.0%
2013 22.5% 14.0%
2012 21.6% 13.8%
2011 22.2% 13.7%
2010 22.0% 13.3%
2009 21.3% 13.1%
2008 23.2% 14.3%
2007 25.2% 14.8%
2006 25.3% 14.5%
2005 24.5% 14.1%
2004 24.1% 14.5%
2003 24.1% 14.4%
2002 24.9% 14.6%
2001 25.9% –
2000 26.3% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 22.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 22.9%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2024 for Israel
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics