Bulgaria vs Colombia: Social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2021
Colombia
0.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
26th
Colombia rank
25th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Colombia ranks 25th of 42 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Colombia ranks 25th 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.