Ireland vs Israel: Public social spending as share of GDP
Ireland
14.4%
in 2024
Israel
16.3%
in 2023
Ireland rank
36th
Israel rank
33rd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 16.3% against 14.4% in Ireland, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 36th and Israel ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 16.3% | 0.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.5% | 2.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 17.4% | 3.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 16.3% against 14.4% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Ireland and Israel?
- 1.9%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 36th 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.