Colombia vs Switzerland: Social spending as share of GDP
Colombia
0.4%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.5%
in 2021
Colombia rank
25th
Switzerland rank
22nd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 42 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Colombia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Colombia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Colombia and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Switzerland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 22nd 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.