Social Spending

This ranking compares public social expenditure relative to economic output. The raw value is social spending as a share of GDP; 0% scores 0, while 30% or more scores 100.
1 France31 % of GDP 31 % of GDP 100
2 Belgium29 % of GDP 29 % of GDP 97
2 Finland29 % of GDP 29 % of GDP 97
2 Italy29 % of GDP 29 % of GDP 97
5 Denmark28 % of GDP 28 % of GDP 93
5 Guadeloupe28 % of GDP 28 % of GDP 93
5 Martinique28 % of GDP 28 % of GDP 93
8 Austria27 % of GDP 27 % of GDP 90
8 Portugal27 % of GDP 27 % of GDP 90
10 Germany26 % of GDP 26 % of GDP 87
10 Sweden26 % of GDP 26 % of GDP 87
12 Faroe Islands25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
12 French Guiana25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
12 New Caledonia25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
12 Norway25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
12 RĂ©union25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
12 Saint Pierre and Miquelon25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
12 Spain25 % of GDP 25 % of GDP 83
19 Greece24 % of GDP 24 % of GDP 80
19 Greenland24 % of GDP 24 % of GDP 80
21 Slovenia23 % of GDP 23 % of GDP 77
22 Japan22 % of GDP 22 % of GDP 73
22 Luxembourg22 % of GDP 22 % of GDP 73
22 Netherlands22 % of GDP 22 % of GDP 73
22 Tahiti22 % of GDP 22 % of GDP 73
26 United Kingdom21 % of GDP 21 % of GDP 70
27 Estonia20 % of GDP 20 % of GDP 67
27 Iceland20 % of GDP 20 % of GDP 67
27 Monaco20 % of GDP 20 % of GDP 67
27 New Zealand20 % of GDP 20 % of GDP 67
27 Puerto Rico20 % of GDP 20 % of GDP 67
27 Switzerland20 % of GDP 20 % of GDP 67
33 United States19 % of GDP 19 % of GDP 63
34 Argentina18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Australia18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Canada18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Croatia18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Czech Republic18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Gibraltar18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Hungary18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Liechtenstein18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Mayotte18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 San Marino18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Singapore18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 South Africa18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Uruguay18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
34 Wallis and Futuna18 % of GDP 18 % of GDP 60
48 Israel17 % of GDP 17 % of GDP 57
49 Belarus16 % of GDP 16 % of GDP 53
49 Lithuania16 % of GDP 16 % of GDP 53
49 Malta16 % of GDP 16 % of GDP 53
49 Montenegro16 % of GDP 16 % of GDP 53
49 Slovakia16 % of GDP 16 % of GDP 53
54 Andorra15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 Bermuda15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 Chinese Taipei15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 Guam15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 Ireland15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 Poland15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 Saint-Martin15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 U.S. Virgin Islands15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
54 United Arab Emirates15 % of GDP 15 % of GDP 50
63 Aruba14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Barbados14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Bulgaria14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Costa Rica14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Cuba14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Curacao14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Cyprus14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Kuwait14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Latvia14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Romania14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Serbia14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Trinidad and Tobago14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
63 Tunisia14 % of GDP 14 % of GDP 47
77 Albania12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Algeria12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 American Samoa12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Bahrain12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Brazil12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Brunei12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Cayman Islands12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Chile12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Libya12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Mauritius12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 North Macedonia12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Northern Mariana Islands12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Qatar12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Russia12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Seychelles12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Sint Maarten12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Suriname12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Turkey12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
77 Ukraine12 % of GDP 12 % of GDP 40
96 Anguilla10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Antigua and Barbuda10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Armenia10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Azerbaijan10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Bahamas10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Botswana10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 British Virgin Islands10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 China10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Cook Islands10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Dominica10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Gabon10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Georgia10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Grenada10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Hong Kong10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Iran10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Jordan10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Kazakhstan10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Korea Republic10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Kosovo10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Lebanon10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Macau10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Malaysia10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Maldives10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Moldova10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Montserrat10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Niue10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Oman10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Panama10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Saint Kitts and Nevis10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Saint Lucia10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
96 Saudi Arabia10 % of GDP 10 % of GDP 33
127 Bhutan8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Cape Verde8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Colombia8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Dominican Republic8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Ecuador8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Egypt8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 El Salvador8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Equatorial Guinea8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Guyana8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Iraq8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Jamaica8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Korea DPR8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Mexico8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Mongolia8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Morocco8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Namibia8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Nauru8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Palau8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Palestine8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Paraguay8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Peru8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Sri Lanka8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Syria8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Turkmenistan8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Turks and Caicos Islands8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Uzbekistan8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Venezuela8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
127 Vietnam8 % of GDP 8 % of GDP 27
156 Kyrgyzstan7 % of GDP 7 % of GDP 23
156 Nicaragua7 % of GDP 7 % of GDP 23
156 Thailand7 % of GDP 7 % of GDP 23
159 Belize6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Bolivia6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Fiji6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Guatemala6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Honduras6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Indonesia6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Samoa6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Tajikistan6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
159 Tonga6 % of GDP 6 % of GDP 20
168 Congo5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Djibouti5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Ghana5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Ivory Coast5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Kiribati5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Laos5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Lesotho5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Marshall Islands5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Micronesia5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Nepal5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Philippines5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Rwanda5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 São Tomé and Príncipe5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Senegal5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Swaziland5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Timor-Leste5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Tuvalu5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Western Sahara5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Yemen5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
168 Zanzibar5 % of GDP 5 % of GDP 17
188 Angola4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Bangladesh4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Benin4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Burkina Faso4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Cambodia4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Cameroon4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Comoros4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Eritrea4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Ethiopia4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Gambia4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Guinea4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Guinea-Bissau4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 India4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Kenya4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Liberia4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Mali4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Mauritania4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Myanmar4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Nigeria4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Pakistan4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Papua New Guinea4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Sierra Leone4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Solomon Islands4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Sudan4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Tanzania4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Togo4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Uganda4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Vanuatu4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Zambia4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
188 Zimbabwe4 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 13
218 Burundi3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
218 Chad3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
218 Congo DR3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
218 Madagascar3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
218 Malawi3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
218 Mozambique3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
218 Niger3 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10
225 Afghanistan2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 7
225 Central African Republic2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 7
225 Haiti2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 7
225 Somalia2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 7
225 South Sudan2 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 7

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is public social expenditure as a percentage of GDP. It covers social protection, pensions, health, family benefits, unemployment, housing and other public social-security spending where comparable sources classify them as social expenditure.

The main source families are OECD SOCX, the ILO World Social Protection Database, World Bank ASPIRE and national budget or social-protection reports. Territories without direct coverage use Nomadino replacements based on administering state, regional comparators and existing social-protection indicators.

The rating is calculated linearly: 0% of GDP scores 0, while 30% or more scores 100. Very high expenditure is capped so that spending volume alone does not decide the ranking.

The indicator rates the visible public funding breadth of social protection. Efficiency, targeting, poverty, inequality and social cohesion remain separate indicators.