Greece vs Norway: Public social spending as share of GDP
Greece
23.7%
in 2024
Norway
24.1%
in 2024
Greece rank
15th
Norway rank
13th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 24.1% against 23.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th of 42 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 7.9% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 14.9% | 6.6% | Norway |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 18.0% | 4.7% | Norway |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 22.4% | 5.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 21.1% | 1.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.4% | 2.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 2.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 24.1% against 23.7% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Greece and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th 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.