Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Israel
Israel: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, military expenditure in Israel stood at 17.8%.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Israel peaked at 19.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2020.
That places Israel 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +44.1% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 17.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 3.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Israel's 17.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.3%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +44.1% | 13.4% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 10 Russia 19.8% compare
- 11 South Sudan 18.4% compare
- 12 Singapore 18.0% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 17.7% compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 17.0% compare
- 16 Lebanon 16.6% compare
More public sector data for Israel
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Israel?
- Military expenditure in Israel was 17.8% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for military expenditure?
- Israel ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure