South Korea vs Lithuania: Public social spending as share of GDP

South Korea

15.3%

in 2024

Lithuania

16.9%

in 2023

South Korea rank

35th

Lithuania rank

32nd

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Lithuania currently reports 16.9% against 15.3% in South Korea, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 35th and Lithuania ranks 32nd 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.