Israel vs United Kingdom

Israel vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 67.9% of GDP in Israel and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 34.2 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Israel.

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% of GDP · IMF

Israel vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 67.9% of GDP in Israel and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 34.2 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Israel.
IsraelUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Israel.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 40 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 72.7% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearIsraelUnited Kingdom
202567.9102.1
202467.799.4
202361.998.3
202260.997.1
202168.2103
202071.4104.4
201959.584.5
201860.385.3
201760.185.9
20166287.2
201563.287.3
201466.186.4
201366.484.8
201267.284
201167.581
201069.475.5
20097364.6
200870.650.7
200771.243.1
200678.142.1
200585.741
200488.739.8
200390.136.8
200287.635.5
200181.435
200077.537.7
1999–40.5
1998–42
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIsraelUnited Kingdom
202668.8102
202769.5102.5
202870.5102.3
202971.2101.6
203071.9100.9
203172.7100.2

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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