Brazil vs Israel: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Brazil
4.3%
in 2022
Israel
4.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
48th
Israel rank
46th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 48th and Israel ranks 46th of 59 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Brazil or Israel?
- Israel, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Brazil and Israel?
- 0.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Israel rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Israel ranks 46th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a 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 health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.