Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Israel
Israel: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Israel, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Israel recorded 16.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Israel peaked at 16.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2002.
That places Israel 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Israel
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,924 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,846 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 237,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 173,757 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.2359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Israel?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Israel was 16.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2002.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Israel ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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