Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2021
Lithuania
0.3%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Lithuania rank
27th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Lithuania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th 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.