Croatia vs Czechia: Public social spending as share of GDP
Croatia
22.5%
in 2021
Czechia
22.1%
in 2024
Croatia rank
19th
Czechia rank
20th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Czechia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 22.5% against 22.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 19th and Czechia ranks 20th of 42 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 1.5% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.6% | 1.0% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 0.4% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Croatia or Czechia?
- Croatia, at 22.5% against 22.1% in Czechia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Croatia and Czechia?
- 0.4%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Czechia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and Czechia rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 19th 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.