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Social expenditure as a share of GDP - Family programs

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•42 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.1% of GDP
Median: 2.0% of GDP
Countries Covered
42
with available data
Highest
Iceland
3.8% of GDP
Lowest
Türkiye
0.5% of GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland3.8% of GDP
2Poland3.3% of GDP
3Sweden3.3% of GDP
4Luxembourg3.2% of GDP
5Denmark3.1% of GDP
By Region
Europe2.4% of GDP(29 countries)
Oceania2.2% of GDP(2 countries)
Asia1.8% of GDP(3 countries)
South America1.6% of GDP(3 countries)
North America0.9% of GDP(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.5% of GDP)High (3.8% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.1% of GDP)

Europe (29)
Oceania (2)
Asia (3)
South America (3)
North America (3)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Iceland3.8% of GDP
2Poland3.3% of GDP
3Sweden3.3% of GDP
4Luxembourg3.2% of GDP
5Denmark3.1% of GDP
6Finland3.1% of GDP
7Estonia3.0% of GDP
8Latvia2.9% of GDP
9Lithuania2.8% of GDP
10Belgium2.8% of GDP
11Norway2.8% of GDP
12Germany2.6% of GDP
13France2.6% of GDP
14Austria2.6% of GDP
15New Zealand2.5% of GDP
16Hungary2.3% of GDP
17Romania2.3% of GDP
18Czech Republic2.2% of GDP
19Bulgaria2.1% of GDP
20Slovakia2.1% of GDP
21Japan2.0% of GDP
22Croatia2.0% of GDP
23Australia1.9% of GDP
24Israel1.9% of GDP
25Slovenia1.9% of GDP
26United Kingdom1.9% of GDP
27Colombia1.8% of GDP
28Chile1.8% of GDP
29Greece1.7% of GDP
30Switzerland1.7% of GDP
31South Korea1.7% of GDP
32Netherlands1.6% of GDP
33Canada1.6% of GDP
34Spain1.5% of GDP
35Italy1.4% of GDP
36Ireland1.3% of GDP
37Costa Rica1.3% of GDP
38Portugal1.3% of GDP
39Peru1.1% of GDP
40United States of America0.6% of GDP
41Mexico0.5% of GDP
42Türkiye0.5% of GDP
Showing 42 of 42 countries

Topics

#economic#% of gdp#social#expenditure#share#gdp#family#programs

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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