Bulgaria vs Czechia: Public social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
20.5%
in 2021
Czechia
22.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
21st
Czechia rank
20th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 22.1% against 20.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Czechia ranks 20th of 42 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 18.1% | 3.8% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 19.6% | 2.7% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 22.6% | 2.5% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 22.1% against 20.5% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 1.6%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and Czechia ranks 20th 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.