What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Slovak Republic and United States?

0.5%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovak Republic and United States?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

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.

Slovak Republic vs United States: Public social spending as share of GDP

Slovak Republic

19.3%

in 2023

United States

19.8%

in 2024

Slovak Republic rank

25th

United States rank

22nd

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Slovak Republic
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 19.8% against 19.3% in Slovak Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Slovak Republic ahead.

Slovak Republic ranks 25th and United States ranks 22nd of 42 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Slovak Republic averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovak Republic	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.8%	14.5%	3.3%	Slovak Republic
2000s	16.3%	15.7%	0.6%	Slovak Republic
2010s	17.3%	18.5%	1.2%	United States
2020s	18.9%	20.8%	1.9%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Slovak Republic or United States?: United States, at 19.8% against 19.3% in Slovak Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Slovak Republic and United States?: 0.5%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovak Republic and United States?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Slovak Republic and United States rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?: Slovak Republic ranks 25th and United States ranks 22nd 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

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.