Bulgaria vs Canada: Public social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
20.5%
in 2021
Canada
19.3%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
21st
Canada rank
24th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Canada
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.5% against 19.3% in Canada, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Canada ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Canada ranks 24th of 42 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 17.4% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 18.6% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 23.9% | 3.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Canada?
- Bulgaria, at 20.5% against 19.3% in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Canada?
- 1.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Canada ranks 24th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β 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.