Colombia vs Switzerland: Public social spending as share of GDP

Colombia

14.1%

in 2023

Switzerland

16.0%

in 2024

Colombia rank

37th

Switzerland rank

34th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Switzerland currently reports 16.0% against 14.1% in Colombia, a difference of 1.9%.

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

Across all 14 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.