Financing Israel's Trade and National Deficits

The Israeli government is more indebted than other national governments

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Israel's national debt as a percentage of GDP in 2002
Note: When compared with other members of the OECD Israel's national debt is particularly high.
Source: Government of Israel. Ministry of Finance. Government Debt Management Unit. Annual Report 2002. [online document] EARTH's copy is available on request.
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Since the beginning of the current occupation
the level of Israel's indebtedness has risen steadily.

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Israeli debt has a percentage of GDP 2000 - 2002 (Bar Chart)
Note: Since the beginning of its current occupation of Palestinian land the Israeli national debt has risen steadily as a proportion of Israel's national output. The occupation has been expensive both in terms of fallen national income and excess budgetary expenditure.
Source: Government of Israel. Ministry of Finance. Government Debt Management Unit. Annual Report 2002. [online document] EARTH's copy is available on request.

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