Lithuania vs Switzerland: Public social spending as share of GDP
Lithuania
16.9%
in 2023
Switzerland
16.0%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
32nd
Switzerland rank
34th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Lithuania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 16.9% against 16.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Switzerland ahead.
Lithuania ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.7% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.9% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Lithuania or Switzerland?
- Lithuania, at 16.9% against 16.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Lithuania and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Switzerland rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.