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demographic2023

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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
7.6% of GDP
Median: 7.4% of GDP
Countries Covered
42
with available data
Highest
Italy
13.7% of GDP
Lowest
Peru
1.9% of GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Italy13.7% of GDP
2Greece13.6% of GDP
3Austria13.2% of GDP
4Finland13.0% of GDP
5France12.4% of GDP
By Region
Europe8.8% of GDP(29 countries)
North America5.8% of GDP(3 countries)
Asia5.6% of GDP(3 countries)
Oceania4.8% of GDP(2 countries)
Other4.7% of GDP(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.9% of GDP)High (13.7% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.6% of GDP)

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

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 ↕
1Italy13.7% of GDP
2Greece13.6% of GDP
3Austria13.2% of GDP
4Finland13.0% of GDP
5France12.4% of GDP
6Portugal11.1% of GDP
7Spain10.3% of GDP
8Belgium10.2% of GDP
9Sweden10.1% of GDP
10Germany9.9% of GDP
11Poland9.7% of GDP
12Slovenia9.6% of GDP
13Denmark9.3% of GDP
14Norway8.4% of GDP
15Japan8.3% of GDP
16Romania8.2% of GDP
17Bulgaria8.1% of GDP
18Czech Republic8.0% of GDP
19Latvia7.8% of GDP
20United Kingdom7.4% of GDP
21Croatia7.4% of GDP
22Hungary7.3% of GDP
23Netherlands7.2% of GDP
24Luxembourg7.2% of GDP
25Slovakia7.2% of GDP
26Estonia6.8% of GDP
27United States of America6.8% of GDP
28Lithuania6.4% of GDP
29Switzerland6.3% of GDP
30Colombia5.7% of GDP
31Canada5.6% of GDP
32Mexico5.1% of GDP
33New Zealand5.1% of GDP
34Israel4.9% of GDP
35Türkiye4.9% of GDP
36Costa Rica4.6% of GDP
37Australia4.5% of GDP
38South Korea3.6% of GDP
39Iceland3.3% of GDP
40Chile3.3% of GDP
41Ireland2.7% of GDP
42Peru1.9% of GDP
Showing 42 of 42 countries

Topics

#demographic#% of gdp#old#age

Data Source

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

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