Jerusalem, 6 July, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Bank of Israel’s Research Department forecast that GDP is expected to grow by 4% in 2026 and by 5.5% in 2027.
The Research Department’s assessment is that if the defense budget is not increased beyond the buffer reserved in the State budget, and the government’s budget deficit is expected to be 4.9% of GDP in 2026 and 4.2% of GDP in 2027.