Chile vs Luxembourg: Social spending as share of GDP
Chile
0.6%
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.5%
in 2021
Chile rank
16th
Luxembourg rank
19th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Chile ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 19th of 42 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Chile or Luxembourg?
- Chile, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Chile and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Luxembourg?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
- How do Chile and Luxembourg rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 19th 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.