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
- Israel
How they compare
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.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.7% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 1.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Australia or Israel?
- Australia, at 17.1% against 16.3% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Australia and Israel?
- 0.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 31st and Israel ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.