Israel vs Lithuania: Public social spending as share of GDP
Israel
16.3%
in 2023
Lithuania
16.9%
in 2023
Israel rank
33rd
Lithuania rank
32nd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 16.9% against 16.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 1.9% | Israel |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.2% | 0.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 16.4% | 0.9% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 18.7% | 1.3% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Israel or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 16.9% against 16.3% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Israel and Lithuania?
- 0.6%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lithuania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Lithuania rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 32nd 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.