Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Israel

Israel: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6313 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6313
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
21st
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6635
in 2010
All-time low
0.5845
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Israel, 2000–2020

00.20.40.62000201020202000: 0.5852001: 0.5892002: 0.5892003: 0.5932004: 0.5992005: 0.6172006: 0.6292007: 0.632008: 0.6242009: 0.6422010: 0.6632011: 0.6562012: 0.6272013: 0.5922014: 0.6292015: 0.6452016: 0.6342017: 0.6562018: 0.6322019: 0.6522020: 0.631

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Israel stood at 0.6313.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Israel peaked at 0.6635 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5845, in 2000.

Israel ranks 21st of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Israel, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5845
2001 0.5892 +0.8%
2002 0.5887 -0.1%
2003 0.5927 +0.7%
2004 0.5988 +1.0%
2005 0.6166 +3.0%
2006 0.6294 +2.1%
2007 0.6296 +0.0%
2008 0.624 -0.9%
2009 0.6422 +2.9%
2010 0.6635 +3.3%
2011 0.6562 -1.1%
2012 0.6268 -4.5%
2013 0.5922 -5.5%
2014 0.6285 +6.1%
2015 0.6454 +2.7%
2016 0.634 -1.8%
2017 0.6564 +3.5%
2018 0.6315 -3.8%
2019 0.6516 +3.2%
2020 0.6313 -3.1%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 0.6313 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 0.6313 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8404, 75% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6096 0.5845 0.6422 10
2010s 0.6386 0.5922 0.6635 10
2020s 0.6313 0.6313 0.6313 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 18 United Kingdom 0.6611 compare
  2. 19 Mongolia 0.6494 compare
  3. 20 Slovakia 0.6441 compare
  4. 22 Guatemala 0.6295 compare
  5. 23 Slovenia 0.5862 compare
  6. 24 Denmark 0.5793 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Israel?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Israel was 0.6313 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 0.6635 in 2010.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5845 in 2000.
How does Israel rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
Israel ranks 21st out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
59 places, 1,203 data points, 1990–2020
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