- In the fourth quarter of 2021, the balance of assets held abroad by Israeli residents increased by approximately $40 billion (6 percent), to about $716 billion at the end of December. The increase derived mainly from growth in the balance of other investments and growth in the balance of investments in the tradable securities portfolio.
- Outstanding liabilities to abroad increased by approximately $17 billion (3 percent) in the fourth quarter, to about $537 billion at the end of the quarter. The increase derived primarily from growth in the balance of direct investments and from growth in the balance of investments in the tradable securities portfolio value.
- Israel’s surplus of assets over liabilities vis-à-vis abroad increased in the fourth quarter by approximately $23 billion (15 percent), to about $178 billion at the end of the quarter.
- The surplus of assets over liabilities vis-à-vis abroad in debt instruments alone (negative net external debt) increased during the fourth quarter by about $17 billion (8 percent), to approximately $231 billion at the end of December.
- The ratio of gross external debt to GDP increased by 0.3 percentage points during the course of the fourth quarter, to 33.2 percent at the end of December. The increase in the debt to GDP ratio in the fourth quarter reflected an increase of 5.6 percent in the balance of external debt and an increase of 4.5 percent in GDP (in dollar terms).
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