Austria vs Chile: Social spending as share of GDP
Austria
0.6%
in 2021
Chile
0.6%
in 2023
Austria rank
17th
Chile rank
16th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Chile ranks 16th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Austria or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Austria and Chile?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Chile?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Chile rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 17th and Chile ranks 16th 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.