Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Israel
Israel: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Israel, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Israel is 4.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Israel peaked at 5.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2007.
That places Israel 66th out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 63 Hungary 4.7% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% compare
- 65 Paraguay 4.6% compare
- 67 Costa Rica 4.6% compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 4.4% compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 4.4% 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Israel?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Israel was 4.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2007.
- How does Israel rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.