economic2023

Other social policy areas

Name: Other social policy areas
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, other, social, policy, areas

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

0.6% of GDP

Median: 0.5% of GDP

Countries Covered

42

with available data

Highest

Canada

2.4% of GDP

Lowest

Estonia

0.1% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Canada2.4% of GDP

2New Zealand2.4% of GDP

3United Kingdom1.6% of GDP

4Italy1.6% of GDP

5Netherlands1.4% of GDP

By Region

North America1.3% of GDP(3 countries)

Oceania1.3% of GDP(2 countries)

Asia0.7% of GDP(3 countries)

Europe0.5% of GDP(29 countries)

South America0.4% 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 (0.1% of GDP)High (2.4% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6% of GDP)

North America (3)

Oceania (2)

Asia (3)

Europe (29)

South 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 ↕
1	Canada	2.4% of GDP
2	New Zealand	2.4% of GDP
3	United Kingdom	1.6% of GDP
4	Italy	1.6% of GDP
5	Netherlands	1.4% of GDP
6	Denmark	1.1% of GDP
7	France	1.1% of GDP
8	Finland	1.0% of GDP
9	Iceland	1.0% of GDP
10	South Korea	0.9% of GDP
11	Slovenia	0.8% of GDP
12	United States of America	0.8% of GDP
13	Mexico	0.7% of GDP
14	Belgium	0.6% of GDP
15	Japan	0.6% of GDP
16	Chile	0.6% of GDP
17	Austria	0.6% of GDP
18	Sweden	0.5% of GDP
19	Luxembourg	0.5% of GDP
20	Norway	0.5% of GDP
21	Israel	0.5% of GDP
22	Switzerland	0.5% of GDP
23	Spain	0.4% of GDP
24	Greece	0.4% of GDP
25	Colombia	0.4% of GDP
26	Bulgaria	0.3% of GDP
27	Lithuania	0.3% of GDP
28	Croatia	0.2% of GDP
29	Portugal	0.2% of GDP
30	Australia	0.2% of GDP
31	Germany	0.2% of GDP
32	Peru	0.1% of GDP
33	Slovakia	0.1% of GDP
34	Poland	0.1% of GDP
35	Latvia	0.1% of GDP
36	Hungary	0.1% of GDP
37	Romania	0.1% of GDP
38	Czech Republic	0.1% of GDP
39	Ireland	0.1% of GDP
40	Türkiye	0.1% of GDP
41	Costa Rica	0.1% of GDP
42	Estonia	0.1% of GDP

Showing 42 of 42 countries

Topics

#economic #% of gdp #other #social #policy #areas

Data Source

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

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