Luxembourg vs Poland: Public social spending as share of GDP

Luxembourg

24.0%

in 2024

Poland

23.1%

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

14th

Poland rank

16th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Luxembourg currently reports 24.0% against 23.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 42 regions.

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.