External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Israel
Israel: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.4% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
That represents a change of up 58.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Israel peaked at 2.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 95th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -53.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +58.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +75.1% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 92 Belize 1.6% compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6% compare
- 94 Maldives 1.5% compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3% compare
- 97 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% compare
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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Israel?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Israel was 1.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Israel ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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