Israel vs Switzerland: Public social spending as share of GDP
Israel
16.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
16.0%
in 2024
Israel rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
34th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Switzerland
How they compare
Israel currently reports 16.3% against 16.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.6% | 1.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.7% | 1.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.6% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 0.5% | 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 Switzerland?
- Israel, at 16.3% against 16.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Israel and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.