Bulgaria vs Spain: Social spending as share of GDP
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2021
Spain
0.4%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Spain rank
23rd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 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 Spain ranks 23rd of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Bulgaria or Spain?
- Spain, 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 Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.