Colombia vs South Korea: Public social spending as share of GDP

Colombia

14.1%

in 2023

South Korea

15.3%

in 2024

Colombia rank

37th

South Korea rank

35th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

South Korea currently reports 15.3% against 14.1% in Colombia, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 37th and South Korea ranks 35th 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.