Israel vs Italy: Domestic general government health expenditure
Israel
11.6%
in 2023
Italy
11.4%
in 2023
Israel rank
81st
Italy rank
83rd
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Israel currently reports 11.6% against 11.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Israel ranks 81st and Italy ranks 83rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 13.1% | 3.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 13.2% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 0.1% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Israel or Italy?
- Israel, at 11.6% against 11.4% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Israel and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Israel ranks 81st and Italy ranks 83rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.