Social contributions in Israel
Israel: Social contributions was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Israel, 1974–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Israel is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Israel peaked at 18.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1986.
Israel ranks 53rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Social contributions in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7.7% | — |
| 1975 | 7.1% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +36.7% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +55.6% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 5.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.3% compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 16.1% compare
- 52 Ecuador 16.1% compare
- 54 Ireland 15.6% compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 15.4% compare
- 56 Malta 15.3% compare
More public sector data for Israel
- Arms imports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4,650 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 69.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.51 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Israel?
- Social contributions in Israel was 16.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1986.
- How does Israel rank for social contributions?
- Israel ranks 53rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.