Social protection spending as share of total government spending in Israel
Israel: Social protection spending as share of total government spending was 28.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Social protection spending as share of total government spending in Israel, 2007–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
Israel recorded 28.2% for social protection spending as share of total government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection spending as share of total government spending in Israel peaked at 28.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Social protection spending as share of total government spending in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.9% | — |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 28.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.4%, 77% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.4% | 25.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 28.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- 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)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection spending as share of total government spending in Israel?
- Social protection spending as share of total government spending in Israel was 28.2% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social protection spending as share of total government spending recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest social protection spending as share of total government spending recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for social protection spending as share of total government spending?
- Israel ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is social protection spending as share of total government spending rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social protection spending as share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government expenditure on social protection. This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.