Australia vs Lithuania: Public social spending as share of GDP
Australia
17.1%
in 2022
Lithuania
16.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
31st
Lithuania rank
32nd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.1% against 16.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.4% | 2.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.2% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Australia or Lithuania?
- Australia, at 17.1% against 16.9% in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Australia and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 31st and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.