Israel vs Italy: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Israel
11.6%
in 2023
Italy
11.4%
in 2023
Israel rank
81st
Italy rank
83rd
Health spending as a share of total government spending 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 195 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 health spending as a share of total government spending, Israel or Italy?
- Israel, at 11.6% against 11.4% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending 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 health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Israel ranks 81st and Italy ranks 83rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.