Israel vs South Korea: Public social spending as share of GDP
Israel
16.3%
in 2023
South Korea
15.3%
in 2024
Israel rank
33rd
South Korea rank
35th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Israel
- South Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 16.3% against 15.3% in South Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 35th of 42 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 3.8% | 12.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 5.5% | 10.2% | Israel |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 8.9% | 6.7% | Israel |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 2.0% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Israel or South Korea?
- Israel, at 16.3% against 15.3% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Israel and South Korea?
- 1.0%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 35th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – 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.