Estonia vs Israel: Public social spending as share of GDP
Estonia
17.2%
in 2023
Israel
16.3%
in 2023
Estonia rank
30th
Israel rank
33rd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Israel
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 17.2% against 16.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Israel ahead.
Estonia ranks 30th and Israel ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 16.2% | 1.0% | Israel |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 15.7% | 0.8% | Israel |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.5% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.4% | 1.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Estonia or Israel?
- Estonia, at 17.2% against 16.3% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Estonia and Israel?
- 0.9%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Israel?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Israel rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 30th 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.