Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel
Israel: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel stood at 26.9%.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel peaked at 28.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2002.
Israel ranks 55th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.9% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 27.0% compare
- 54 Australia 27.0% compare
- 56 Malta 26.7% compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 26.6% compare
- 58 China 26.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,551 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Israel was 26.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2002.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Israel ranks 55th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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