Military spending as a share of government spending in Israel
Israel: Military spending as a share of government spending was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending as a share of government spending in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government spending.
Analysis
Israel recorded 17.8% for military spending as a share of government spending in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of government spending in Israel peaked at 19.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2020.
That places Israel 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of government spending in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of government spending | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +44.1% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 10 Russia 19.8% compare
- 11 South Sudan 18.4% compare
- 12 Singapore 18.0% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 17.7% compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 17.0% compare
- 16 Lebanon 16.6% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of government spending in Israel?
- Military spending as a share of government spending in Israel was 17.8% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Israel ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of government spending rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by government spending.