Bulgaria vs Portugal: Social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2021
Portugal
0.2%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Portugal rank
29th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th 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.