Health spending as a share of total government spending in Israel
Israel: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 11.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Israel peaked at 13.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2002.
That places Israel 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Israel?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Israel was 11.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2002.
- How does Israel rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Israel ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.