Inflation (CPI) during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the inflation (CPI) changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamina Naftali Bennett | 13 Jun 2021 – 1 Jul 2022 | +3.0 pp May 2021 → Jun 2022 | +2.8 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Ariel Sharon | 7 Mar 2001 – 4 Jan 2006 | +2.2 pp Feb 2001 → Dec 2005 | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Ehud Olmert | 4 Jan 2006 – 31 Mar 2009 | +1.2 pp Dec 2005 → Feb 2009 | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 4 |  Benjamin Netanyahu | 31 Mar 2009 – 13 Jun 2021 | −2.1 pp Feb 2009 → May 2021 | −0.2 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Benjamin Netanyahu | 29 Dec 2022 – now | −3.7 pp Nov 2022 → Sep 2026 | −1.0 pp/yr | |
| 6 |  Yitzhak Rabin | 13 Jul 1992 – 4 Nov 1995 | −4.4 pp Jun 1992 → Oct 1995 | −1.3 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Ehud Barak | 6 Jul 1999 – 7 Mar 2001 | −5.9 pp Jun 1999 → Feb 2001 | −3.5 pp/yr | |
| 8 | Benjamin Netanyahu | 18 Jun 1996 – 6 Jul 1999 | −6.7 pp May 1996 → Jun 1999 | −2.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % change on a year earlier · The Central Bureau of Statistics' consumer price index via the OECD prices database, all items · Israel data · as of Sep 2026.