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

South Korea

15.3%

in 2024

Switzerland

16.0%

in 2024

South Korea rank

35th

Switzerland rank

34th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Switzerland currently reports 16.0% against 15.3% in South Korea, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

South Korea ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.