Australia vs Bulgaria: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)

Australia
1.89 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Bulgaria
2.11 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Australia rank
18th
Bulgaria rank
16th

Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) over time

  • Australia
  • Bulgaria
11.522.533.5198020012022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.11 Percentage of GDP against 1.89 Percentage of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.22 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 18th and Bulgaria ranks 16th of 33 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 2.74 Percentage of GDP 1.07 Percentage of GDP 1.67 Percentage of GDP Australia
2010s 2.54 Percentage of GDP 2.05 Percentage of GDP 0.4911 Percentage of GDP Australia
2020s 2.19 Percentage of GDP 2.12 Percentage of GDP 0.0685 Percentage of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in), Australia or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 2.11 Percentage of GDP against 1.89 Percentage of GDP in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) between Australia and Bulgaria?
0.22 Percentage of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
Australia ranks 18th and Bulgaria ranks 16th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
43 places, 1,481 data points, 1980–2023
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