Current health expenditure in Israel
Israel: Current health expenditure was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Israel is 7.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Israel peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Israel ranks 82nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Israel
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Israel?
- Current health expenditure in Israel was 7.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for current health expenditure?
- Israel ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.