Israel vs Ukraine: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Israel
4.6%
in 2025
Ukraine
4.3%
in 2021
Israel rank
46th
Ukraine rank
47th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Ukraine
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 46th and Ukraine ranks 47th of 59 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 0.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 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 Ukraine?
- Israel, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Israel and Ukraine?
- 0.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Ukraine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Israel and Ukraine rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 46th and Ukraine ranks 47th 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.