Central government expense in Israel

Central government expense in Israel was equal to 37.3% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Israel, 2023 37.3% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +2.1percentage points 2022: 35.2%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Israel (2023).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 34.4% Middle value of 28 countries

Central government expense in Israel over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period IsraelWorld
2023 37.3% –
2022 35.2% 28.5%
2021 38.2% 31.7%
2020 41.8% 33.4%
2019 35.4% 26.7%
2018 35.9% 26.1%
2017 35.7% 26.3%
2016 34.6% 26.6%
2015 34.5% 26.8%
2014 34.9% 26.8%
2013 36.2% 27.1%
2012 36.3% 27.4%
2011 36.2% 27.5%
2010 36.6% 28.4%
2009 38.0% 28.4%
2008 37.5% 25.9%
2007 37.0% 24.8%
2006 38.4% 24.9%
2005 39.3% 25.1%
2004 40.1% 24.8%
2003 41.4% 25.2%
2002 45.8% 24.9%
2001 42.4% 24.7%
2000 40.3% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 35.2% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 36.2%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2023 for Israel
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics