Australia vs Croatia: Social spending as share of GDP
Australia
0.2%
in 2022
Croatia
0.2%
in 2021
Australia rank
29th
Croatia rank
28th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Croatia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Croatia ranks 28th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Australia or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Australia and Croatia?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Croatia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Croatia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and Croatia ranks 28th 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.