Australia vs Israel: Public social spending as share of GDP

Australia

17.1%

in 2022

Israel

16.3%

in 2023

Australia rank

31st

Israel rank

33rd

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Australia currently reports 17.1% against 16.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 31st and Israel ranks 33rd of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.