Share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel

Israel: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 22.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.43
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
86th
of 155 countries
All-time high
24.44
in 2015
All-time low
10.05
in 1983
Years of data
52
1972–2023

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel, 1972–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel stood at 22.43.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel peaked at 24.44 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.05, in 1983.

That places Israel 86th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel, 1972 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1972 14.29
1973 16 +12.0%
1974 11.43 -28.6%
1975 11.54 +1.0%
1976 12.5 +8.3%
1977 11.21 -10.3%
1978 14.47 +29.0%
1979 14.29 -1.2%
1980 13.43 -6.0%
1981 11.92 -11.3%
1982 14.08 +18.2%
1983 10.05 -28.6%
1984 10.9 +8.5%
1985 11 +0.8%
1986 12.24 +11.3%
1987 13.59 +11.0%
1988 14.42 +6.1%
1989 15.59 +8.1%
1990 15.48 -0.7%
1991 14.61 -5.6%
1992 14.21 -2.7%
1993 14.98 +5.4%
1994 16.16 +7.9%
1995 17.02 +5.3%
1996 16.4 -3.7%
1997 16.58 +1.1%
1998 16.05 -3.1%
1999 16.94 +5.5%
2000 22.79 +34.5%
2001 22.69 -0.5%
2002 21.12 -6.9%
2003 22.51 +6.6%
2004 22.46 -0.2%
2005 22.2 -1.2%
2006 22.24 +0.2%
2007 22.38 +0.7%
2008 22.46 +0.3%
2009 22.22 -1.1%
2010 23.24 +4.6%
2011 23.28 +0.2%
2012 23.45 +0.7%
2013 23.6 +0.6%
2014 24.14 +2.3%
2015 24.44 +1.2%
2016 24.3 -0.6%
2017 23.99 -1.3%
2018 23.68 -1.3%
2019 23.63 -0.2%
2020 20.34 -13.9%
2021 20.67 +1.6%
2022 21.43 +3.7%
2023 22.43 +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.21 11.21 16 8
1980s 12.72 10.05 15.59 10
1990s 15.84 14.21 17.02 10
2000s 22.31 21.12 22.79 10
2010s 23.77 23.24 24.44 10
2020s 21.22 20.34 22.43 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 83 San Marino 23.46 compare
  2. 84 Cote d'Ivoire 23.34 compare
  3. 85 Thailand 22.6 compare
  4. 87 Uruguay 22.23 compare
  5. 88 Bolivia 22.22 compare
  6. 89 Myanmar 22.02 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Israel was 22.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 24.44 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 10.05 in 1983.
How does Israel rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Israel ranks 86th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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