Australia vs Bulgaria: Social spending as share of GDP
Australia
0.2%
in 2022
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2021
Australia rank
29th
Bulgaria rank
26th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Bulgaria ranks 26th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Australia or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Australia and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, 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 social spending as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and Bulgaria ranks 26th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.