Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · OECD
Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
44.3%
-8.6 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
11.8%
+1.3 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
5.15%
+0.2 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
9.02%
+1.0 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
6.51%
-0.8 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
3.14%
-0.3 pts since 2013
Gross debt · 2025
67.9%
of GDP · -10 pts since 2000
Population · 2025
10.1m
82.6% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Israel yet.
Welfare rose from 10.4% to 12.9% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 11.8% by 2024.
Healthcare rose from 4.9% to 6.1% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 5.1% by 2024.
Defence rose from 8.0% to 9.0% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Education fell from 7.3% to 6.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2006, then rose to 6.5% by 2024.
Debt interest fell from 3.4% to 2.0% of GDP between 2013 and 2020, then rose to 3.1% by 2024.
Total spending fell from 52.9% to 44.3% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Gross debt rose from 77.5% to 90.0% of GDP between 2000 and 2003, then fell to 67.9% by 2025.
Population grew from 5.5 million in 1995 to 10.1 million in 2025; the UN projects 13.8 million by 2050.