Croatia vs United States: Public social spending as share of GDP
Croatia
22.5%
in 2021
United States
19.8%
in 2024
Croatia rank
19th
United States rank
22nd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- United States
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 22.5% against 19.8% in United States, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 42 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.3% | 3.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.5% | 2.1% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 0.3% | 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 United States?
- Croatia, at 22.5% against 19.8% in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Croatia and United States?
- 2.7%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and United States rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 19th and United States ranks 22nd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – 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.