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How Much Does Israel Spend on Social Services? About 18% of GDP
Israel’s social services spending was about 18% of GDP in 2021, on the State Comptroller’s audit, with about NIS 3.5 billion outsourced in 2022.
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Economy and Budget
State Comptroller reports, budget lines, revenue and expenditure series, and the national accounts the Bureau publishes.
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Does Israel Pay Compensation for War Damage? NIS 18.8 Billion by December 2024
NIS 18.8 billion paid in war damage compensation by December 2024, on the State Comptroller’s 2026 audit of the Tax Authority’s Compensation Fund.
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How Much Tax Does Israel Collect on Property Sales? About NIS 23 Billion a Year
Real estate taxation averaged about NIS 23 billion a year in 2021 to 2022, on the State Comptroller of Israel’s 2025 audit.
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How Much of Israeli Retail Is Private Label? 6.9%, on the Comptroller’s Audit
Israeli supermarkets carry own-brand lines. The State Comptroller put private label at 6.9% of Israeli retail in its November 2024 audit.
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What Is Israel’s Average Monthly Wage? NIS 13,171 per Employee Job
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports an average of NIS 13,171 per employee job in 2024, on a monthly series running NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708.
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How Much Have Israeli House Prices Risen? About 77.5% Since 2014
The State Comptroller of Israel put the House Price Index rise at approximately 77.5% from January 2014 to December 2024, against 15.3% for consumer prices.
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How Many Haredi Women Work in Israel? 150,100 Were Employed in 2024
150,100 Haredi women were employed at mid-2024, about 80% of 187,400 of working age, on Central Bureau of Statistics figures.
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How Many Haredi Men in Israel Have Jobs? 101,800 of 190,400
101,800 of 190,400 working-age Haredi men were employed at the end of Q2 2024, about 53%, on Central Bureau of Statistics data.
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How Concentrated Is Israel’s Food Market? 36 of 38 Categories Above 50%
The State Comptroller of Israel found high concentration in 36 of 38 food categories, with a three-firm share averaging about 84%.
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Do Women in East Jerusalem Work? 85% Did Not, on the Comptroller’s Audit
Israel’s State Comptroller recorded 85% of East Jerusalem women not working in 2016, against 41% in west Jerusalem, and 64% of East Jerusalem men working.
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How Much Tax Did Israel Collect in the West Bank in the 1980s?
The Civil Administration recorded about NIS 71.27 million in direct taxes in 1989 and about NIS 55.76 million in 1988, with no decade total published.
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How Many Palestinians Work in West Bank Industrial Zones?
About 14,100 Palestinian workers in the Judea and Samaria industrial zones in 2022, on the State Comptroller’s February 2023 follow-up audit.
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How Much Natural Gas Does Israel Export? About 9.2 BCM in 2022
Israel exported about 9.2 BCM of natural gas in 2022, on the Knesset Research and Information Centre’s July 2023 paper, out of 21.9 BCM supplied.
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How Many Foreign Workers Is Israel Permitted to Bring In? 324,786 for 2024
Israel’s foreign-worker quota ceiling for 2024 was 324,786, set at 3.3% of the population, with construction allotted 105,000.
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What Does Israel Spend on Health and Education?
Israel’s national expenditure on health was NIS 132.6 billion in 2022, 7.6% of GDP, and on education NIS 132.0 billion, 7.5% of GDP.