Australia vs Peru: Social spending as share of GDP
Australia
0.2%
in 2022
Peru
0.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Peru rank
32nd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 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 Peru?
- Australia, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Australia and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd 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.