Israel

Military share of state spending in Israel

Military share of state spending in Israel: 13.9% of government spending in 2000 and 17.8% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
17.8% of government spending
Since 2000
+4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
10 of 150
counting from the highest

% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in IsraelMilitary share of state spending in Israel: 13.9% of government spending in 2000 and 17.8% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 19.3% of government spending in 2024, the lowest 11.4% of government spending in 2020.
Estimates, SIPRISIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 19.3% of government spending in 2024, the lowest 11.4% of government spending in 2020.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearIsrael
202517.8
202419.3
202313.4
202211.7
202112
202011.4
201912.8
201813.1
201713.7
201613.6
201514
201414.3
201313.3
201213.4
201113.8
201014.4
200914.3
200815
200715.1
200614
200514.1
200414.2
200313.6
200212.7
200113.5
200013.9
  • Estimate

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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