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Social spending by country

Public social expenditure (% of GDP) · % of GDP · 24 countries ranked · 2024

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.24 of 24
  1. 1AustriaWorld rank 1st of 24
    up +1.2 pts
  2. 2FinlandWorld rank 2nd of 24
    up +0.5 pts
  3. 3FranceWorld rank 3rd of 24
    up +0.0 pts
  4. 4BelgiumWorld rank 4th of 24
    up +0.3 pts
  5. 5GermanyWorld rank 5th of 24
    up +0.6 pts
  6. 6ItalyWorld rank 6th of 24
    up +0.0 pts
  7. 7DenmarkWorld rank 7th of 24
    up +0.1 pts
  8. 8SwedenWorld rank 8th of 24
    up +0.3 pts
  9. 9SpainWorld rank 9th of 24
    down −0.1 pts
  10. 10PortugalWorld rank 10th of 24
    up +1.1 pts
  11. 11NorwayWorld rank 11th of 24
    up +1.7 pts
  12. 12LuxembourgWorld rank 12th of 24
    up +0.6 pts
  13. 13GreeceWorld rank 13th of 24
    up +0.0 pts
  14. 14PolandWorld rank 14th of 24
    up +1.2 pts
  15. 15SloveniaWorld rank 15th of 24
    up +0.4 pts
  16. 16CzechiaWorld rank 16th of 24
    up +0.5 pts
  17. 17United StatesWorld rank 17th of 24
    up +0.9 pts
  18. 18IcelandWorld rank 18th of 24
    up +0.6 pts
  19. 19NetherlandsWorld rank 19th of 24
    up +0.5 pts
  20. 20HungaryWorld rank 20th of 24
    down −0.1 pts
  21. 21SwitzerlandWorld rank 21st of 24
    up +0.5 pts
  22. 22South KoreaWorld rank 22nd of 24
    down −0.0 pts
  23. 23IrelandWorld rank 23rd of 24
    up +1.0 pts
  24. 24TürkiyeWorld rank 24th of 24
    up +0.3 pts

On the map

Social spending, 2024. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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Rank by year for Austria, Finland, France, 2000–2024.