Israel vs United Kingdom: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Israel
4.96 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom
6.07 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Israel rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
24th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

  • Israel
  • United Kingdom
02468196519942024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 6.07 Percentage of GDP against 4.96 Percentage of GDP in Israel, a difference of 1.11 Percentage of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 33 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 4.86 Percentage of GDP 5.28 Percentage of GDP 0.4173 Percentage of GDP United Kingdom
2000s 5.14 Percentage of GDP 5.84 Percentage of GDP 0.6957 Percentage of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 5.08 Percentage of GDP 6.11 Percentage of GDP 1.03 Percentage of GDP United Kingdom
2020s 5.04 Percentage of GDP 6.69 Percentage of GDP 1.66 Percentage of GDP United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Israel or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 6.07 Percentage of GDP against 4.96 Percentage of GDP in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Israel and United Kingdom?
1.11 Percentage of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Kingdom?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Israel and United Kingdom rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?
Israel ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Compulsory payments conferring entitlement to future social benefits These are usually earmarked to finance social benefits and paid to institutions of general government.