Colombia vs Spain: Social spending as share of GDP
Colombia
0.4%
in 2023
Spain
0.4%
in 2021
Colombia rank
25th
Spain rank
23rd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd of 42 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Colombia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Colombia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Colombia and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 25th 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.