Social spending oecd longrun by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
31.55
Austria
Lowest
7.55
Peru
Median
20.16
Years covered
145
1880–2024
Data points
1,937
What the numbers show
Social spending oecd longrun is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 31.55 in Austria; the lowest is 7.55 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.16, and the mean is 20.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 77.5%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 26.4%).
Social spending oecd longrun: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 31.55 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 31.44 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | France | 30.65 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 28.57 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 27.85 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 27.57 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 26.42 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 26.09 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 25.87 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 24.74 | 2022 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 11 | New Zealand | 24.62 | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 24.11 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 24.05 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 23.96 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 23.74 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 23.07 | 2024 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 23 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 22.98 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 22.48 | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 22.1 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 20.5 | 2021 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 19.81 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 19.7 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 19.33 | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 19.29 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 19.21 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 18.87 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 18 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 17.57 | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 17.2 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 17.07 | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 16.94 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 16.28 | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 34 | Switzerland | 16 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 15.33 | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 14.36 | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 14.06 | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 12.88 | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 12.64 | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 10.36 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 10.03 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 7.55 | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |