Domestic general government health expenditure in Israel
Israel: Domestic general government health expenditure was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Israel recorded 11.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Israel peaked at 13.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2002.
Israel ranks 81st 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 11.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 82% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Israel's 11.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.6%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3508 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Israel?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Israel was 11.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2002.
- How does Israel rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Israel ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.