Bulgaria vs Greece: Social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2021
Greece
0.4%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Greece rank
24th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Greece ranks 24th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Greece ranks 24th 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.