Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel
Israel: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 25.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
25.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
35th
of 184 countries
All-time high
54.2%
in 1975
All-time low
21.2%
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel peaked at 54.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1996.
Israel ranks 35th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34.5% | — |
| 1951 | 32.6% | -5.6% |
| 1952 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 34.1% | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 33.6% | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 42.8% | +22.8% |
| 1957 | 35.1% | -18.1% |
| 1958 | 34.0% | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 31.9% | -6.2% |
| 1960 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 34.6% | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 32.9% | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 36.7% | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 47.0% | +28.2% |
| 1969 | 44.8% | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 46.5% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 43.3% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 39.1% | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 50.7% | +29.8% |
| 1974 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 54.2% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 49.7% | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 40.4% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 40.5% | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 29.6% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 28.4% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.6% | 31.9% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.4% | 32.6% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 39.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 32.7% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 21.2% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.1% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 25.8% compare
- 34 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 25.8% compare
- 36 Estonia 25.7% compare
- 37 Finland 25.7% compare
- 38 Czechia 25.6% 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Israel was 25.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1996.
- How does Israel rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Israel ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.