Social spending as share of GDP in Israel
Israel: Social spending as share of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Social spending as share of GDP in Israel, 1995–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, social spending as share of gdp in Israel stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending as share of gdp in Israel peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Israel ranks 21st of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Social spending as share of GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +145.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -55.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 32,141 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9787 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 59,053 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 203,845 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social spending as share of gdp in Israel?
- Social spending as share of gdp in Israel was 0.5% in 2023, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for social spending as share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 21st out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.