Israel vs Romania: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Israel
4.6%
in 2025
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Israel rank
46th
Romania rank
43rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Romania ahead.
Israel ranks 46th and Romania ranks 43rd of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Israel or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Israel and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Romania rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 46th and Romania ranks 43rd 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.