Israel vs South Korea: Government spending by function

Israel
28.2%
in 2023
South Korea
26.2%
in 2023
Israel rank
29th
South Korea rank
32nd

Government spending by function over time

  • Israel
  • South Korea
0102030200720152023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 28.2% against 26.2% in South Korea, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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