Chile vs Colombia: Public social spending as share of GDP

Chile

12.9%

in 2023

Colombia

14.1%

in 2023

Chile rank

38th

Colombia rank

37th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Colombia currently reports 14.1% against 12.9% in Chile, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Chile ranks 38th and Colombia ranks 37th 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.