Public social spending as share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Public social spending as share of GDP was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public social spending as share of GDP in Slovakia, 1995–2023
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 19.3% for public social spending as share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public social spending as share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 19.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2007.
That places Slovakia 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Public social spending as share of GDP in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.1% | — |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +6.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 19.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.3%, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 19.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.0%, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public social spending as share of gdp in Slovakia?
- Public social spending as share of gdp in Slovakia was 19.3% in 2023, according to OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.