How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and OECD?

17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.

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.

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

Bulgaria

2.11 Percentage of GDP

in 2021

OECD

2.31 Percentage of GDP

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

16th

OECD rank

13th

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

Bulgaria
OECD

How they compare

OECD currently reports 2.31 Percentage of GDP against 2.11 Percentage of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was OECD ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 16th and OECD ranks 13th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	OECD	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.07 Percentage of GDP	1.95 Percentage of GDP	0.8814 Percentage of GDP	OECD
2010s	2.05 Percentage of GDP	2.08 Percentage of GDP	0.0256 Percentage of GDP	OECD
2020s	2.12 Percentage of GDP	2.32 Percentage of GDP	0.1975 Percentage of GDP	OECD

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), Bulgaria or OECD?: OECD, at 2.31 Percentage of GDP against 2.11 Percentage of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) between Bulgaria and OECD?: 0.2 Percentage of GDP, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and OECD?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and OECD rank globally for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?: Bulgaria ranks 16th and OECD ranks 13th 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: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 43 places, 1,481 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.