Bulgaria vs Latvia: Public social spending as share of GDP

Bulgaria

20.5%

in 2021

Latvia

19.7%

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

21st

Latvia rank

23rd

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Bulgaria currently reports 20.5% against 19.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 23rd of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.