Czechia vs United States: Public social spending as share of GDP
Czechia
22.1%
in 2024
United States
19.8%
in 2024
Czechia rank
20th
United States rank
22nd
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- United States
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 22.1% against 19.8% in United States, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd of 42 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 1.3% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.5% | 1.1% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.6% | 1.4% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Czechia or United States?
- Czechia, at 22.1% against 19.8% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Czechia and United States?
- 2.3%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and United States rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 20th 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.