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- In the third quarter of 2023, the balance of assets held abroad by Israeli residents declined by approximately $8.9 billion (about 1.3 percent), to about $662 billion at the end of September. The decline was mainly due to a decline in the prices of foreign securities held by Israelis, which was partly offset by net investments abroad by Israeli residents.
- Outstanding liabilities to abroad increased by approximately $0.8 billion (about 0.2 percent) in the third quarter, to about $480 billion at the end of the quarter. The increase was primarily due to net direct investments.
- Israel’s surplus of assets over liabilities vis-à-vis abroad declined by approximately $9.7 billion (5.1 percent) in the third quarter, to about $182 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) declined by about $3.4 billion (1.5 percent) during the third quarter, to approximately $220 billion at the end of September.
- The ratio of gross external debt to GDP increased by about 0.1 percentage points in the third quarter, to about 30.2 percent at the end of September.